International G20: Indian Audience Erupts In Laughter As Russia Claims Ukraine "Launched War Against Us"

[Arkain2K]

I love it when the crowd collectively laughs in the face of stupidity, for laughters could say more than any words could.
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G20 audience erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'
By Rebecca Cohen and John Haltiwanger | Mar 3, 2023



Sergey Lavrov, Russia's top diplomat and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday at a conference in India that the war in Ukraine "was launched against us," prompting the crowd to erupt into laughter.

Lavrov was a speaker at India's G20 Summit in New Delhi, leading a session that was part of a "Raisina Dialogue 2023" series. He was in discussion with Sunjoy Joshi, the chair of the Observer Research Foundation in India, and took questions from the audience.

One audience member asked Lavrov: "How the war has affected Russia's strategy on energy, and will it mark a privilege toward Asia? And if it does, how is India going to feature in it?"

"You know, the war, which we are trying to stop, which was launched against us, using the..." Lavrov began, before being cut off by loud laughter from the crowd.

"...The Ukrainian people, uh, of course, influenced..." Lavrov tried again, before being cut off by more laughter and a shout of, "Come on!" from the crowd.

He went on to say that the war has influenced the energy policy in Russia and that they "would not rely on any partners" going forward.

Contrary to Lavrov's claim, Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and sparked the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

The Kremlin has offered an array of justifications for the invasion, including the assertion that Ukraine is led by neo-Nazis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish and lost family during the Holocaust.

Russia has also blamed NATO, suggesting that the alliance's expansion provoked the conflict. But Ukraine is not a NATO member and was not on track to join the alliance when Russia invaded.

Experts widely agree that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine out of a desire to restore Russia as an imperial power. Putin, who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the "greatest geopolitical catastrophe" of the 20th century, has likened himself to Peter the Great while defending Russia's assault on Ukraine.

The Russian leader has falsely claimed that Ukraine is not a real country, offering a distorted view of history to vindicate Russia's brutal campaign to subjugate its next-door neighbor.

The Russian Empire controlled much of Ukraine before later making it part of the Soviet Union. But Ukrainians in 1991 overwhelmingly voted for independence from the USSR, making it clear that they did not want to be subservient to Moscow.

Russia has been condemned around the world for invading Ukraine, and faces widespread allegations of war crimes.

https://www.businessinsider.com/rus...e-war-launched-against-us-crowd-laughs-2023-3

 

[curryjunkie]

theres a megathread already ...as if you didnt know

 

[Damien Karras]

Meanwhile India's all like "thanks for the cheap oil!"

 

[Karl_Hungus]

So, some Western influenced journalists farted their opinions publicly because they are asked to manipulate public perception by the Western intelligence apparatus? So what?

India is partnering with Russia on multiple fronts, becoming a key partner in the oil refining business, which circumvents U.S. sanctions, and which the U.S. asked them not to do, but they politely declined, because, as Matt Serra would say, "Fuck 'em." India has been a traditional friend of Russia for a long time. Most of their weaponry was supplied by Russia at one point, and they even have worked together to produce weapons, like the Brahmos missile.

The U.S. has been trying to suck India into the meatgrinder, but they have been smart enough to play both sides of the fence for max gain. Good for them. The U.S.' political game is sad and pathetic at this point, akin to the middle aged, balding, guy with the paunchy stomach, who is going through a midlife crisis, and buys a Corvette etc.

 

[MicroBrew]

So, some Western influenced journalists farted their opinions publicly because they are asked to manipulate public perception by the Western intelligence apparatus? So what?

India is partnering with Russia on multiple fronts, becoming a key partner in the oil refining business, which circumvents U.S. sanctions, and which the U.S. asked them not to do, but they politely declined, because, as Matt Serra would say, "Fuck 'em." India has been a traditional friend of Russia for a long time. Most of their weaponry was supplied by Russia at one point, and they even have worked together to produce weapons, like the Brahmos missile.

The U.S. has been trying to suck India into the meatgrinder, but they have been smart enough to play both sides of the fence for max gain. Good for them. The U.S.' political game is sad and pathetic at this point, akin to the middle aged, balding, guy with the paunchy stomach, who is going through a midlife crisis, and buys a Corvette etc.

India buys Russian crude and refines it. The US buys the refined products from India. This way the US can say it is not buying Russian crude. The US/ West like it that India and China are buying Russian crude, because doing so means they are not competing with America / the West for crude from other regions, thereby driving up the price.

 

[Karl_Hungus]

India buys Russian crude and refines it. The US buys the refined products from India. This way the US can say it is not buying Russian crude. The US/ West like it that India and China are buying Russian crude, because doing so means they are not competing with America / the West for crude from other regions, thereby driving up the price.

You're so confused on this, I'm not even going to try and address your errors.

 

[MicroBrew]

You're so confused on this, I'm not even going to try and address your errors.

What is about what I said that is incorrect?

 

[LangfordBarrow]

So, some Western influenced journalists farted their opinions publicly because they are asked to manipulate public perception by the Western intelligence apparatus? So what?

India is partnering with Russia on multiple fronts, becoming a key partner in the oil refining business, which circumvents U.S. sanctions, and which the U.S. asked them not to do, but they politely declined, because, as Matt Serra would say, "Fuck 'em." India has been a traditional friend of Russia for a long time. Most of their weaponry was supplied by Russia at one point, and they even have worked together to produce weapons, like the Brahmos missile.

The U.S. has been trying to suck India into the meatgrinder, but they have been smart enough to play both sides of the fence for max gain. Good for them. The U.S.' political game is sad and pathetic at this point, akin to the middle aged, balding, guy with the paunchy stomach, who is going through a midlife crisis, and buys a Corvette etc.

Yeah but with a thick, rock hard, 10" cock and a beautiful 10/10 model sitting in the passenger seat. Don't be jealous that your country can't be alpha.