Lavrov said of [[the West]]ern concept of the [[sovereign equality of states]], the principle by which the [[United Nations was founded:
Lavrov said of [[the West]]ern concept of the [[sovereign equality of states]], the principle by which the [[United Nations was founded:
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{{Cquote|Since the creation of the [[UN]], the international crises that have occurred, in none of these situations did [[the West]] respect the principle of [[sovereign equality of states]], considering itself above others. Hence the expression "[[Golden Billion]]". Hence the well-known phrase by [[Joseph Burell]], that [[Europe]] is a [[paradise]] garden surrounded by jungles, meaning all of us. And from the same mentality come the well-known statements by former [[US Secretary of State]] Mr. [[Blinken]] that those who do not get a seat at the [[democracy|democratic]] table will be on the menu. This is their [[philosophy]] regarding the sovereign equality of states.<ref>https://youtu.be/XqMWKJgED2s</ref>}}
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{{Cquote|Since the creation of the [[UN]], the international crises that have occurred, in none of these situations did [[the West]] respect the principle of [[sovereign equality of states]], considering itself above others. Hence the expression "[[Golden Billion]]". Hence the well-known phrase by [[Josep Borrell]], that [[Europe]] is a [[paradise]] garden surrounded by jungles, meaning all of us. And from the same mentality come the well-known statements by former [[US Secretary of State]] Mr. [[Blinken]] that those who do not get a seat at the [[democracy|democratic]] table will be on the menu. This is their [[philosophy]] regarding the sovereign equality of states.<ref>https://youtu.be/XqMWKJgED2s</ref>}}