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Lavrov: The US and its NATO allies are trying to “militarize” Southeast Asia

The Russian Foreign Minister spoke of an attempt by the US and its NATO allies to “militarize” Southeast Asia. Sergey Lavrovin an attempt to limit the interests of Russia and China, setting the stage for a showdown between Russia and Western leaders at the G20 summit in Bali.

Lavrov will head her mission of Russia at the summit – the first such conference since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February – after the Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin is too busy to attend.

Speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh, Lavrov rebuked the USA regarding their actions in the region, which Russia and the West see as a possible strategic geopolitical field of contention in the coming decades.

“The US and its NATO allies are trying to dominate this space”Lavrov told reporters.

He said Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific strategy is an attempt to bypass “inclusive structures” for regional cooperation and will be about “militarizing the region with a clear focus on containing China and limiting Russian interests in Asia-Pacific region’.

The US and Russia are not members of the 10-member ASEAN, but many major power leaders attended the talks ahead of next week’s G20 summit in Bali.

Source: News Beast

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