Lavrov Says US Wants Europe to Pay to Contain Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States wants Western Europe to bear the cost of containing Russia. He also said Europe pressured the US to reject Russia's proposals after the Alaska summit. Lavrov stated that Russia-US relations are not frozen as they were under Biden. He added that the US must take a realistic approach on the Iran conflict and sees the US promoting a new military bloc led by Ukraine.