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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is accusing the United States and NATO of using blackmail and threats "to maintain their global domination." Lavrov made the comments in an op-ed published Friday in the Russian magazine Razvedchik (Intelligence Officer), arguing that "a new multipolar world order" is taking place to the West's chagrin. "A strategic goal of the systemic deterrence of China has been formulated, including as part of the so-called Indo-Pacific strategies," Lavrov wrote. "The malicious practice of interfering in the internal affairs of states, including the fraternal state of Belarus, has not stopped. The years-long trade and economic blockade...
