MOSCOW. March 27 (Interfax) - The authorities in Washington, D.C., have gone beyond all limits of diplomatic decency in their aspiration to establish their hegemony, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"We discussed it with our Chinese counterparts. One can expect anything from the U.S. now. They have gone beyond all limits of diplomatic, ethic and any other decency in their aspiration to establish its hegemony," Lavrov said on the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television program on the Rossiya-1 TV channel, answering a question about his opinion on U.S. statements made ahead of the Russian-Chinese summit that the "peace initiative [was] unacceptable."
"The Chinese side reflects traditions of a great civilization which is more than one thousand years old. It has developed its style in these long years. It consists of dignity, a deep analysis of all ongoing events, and the refusal to take any rushed steps. But the Chinese side is making conclusions, and the most profound," Lavrov said, answering a question about China's attitude to such pressure.