Kremlin insider attacks Russia’s Lavrov in brutal rant as Putin loses support

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Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has been attacked by one of his predecessors in a blistering rant as a former foreign minister dubbed Lavrov's "choreography" for Vladimir Putin a "disgrace" in a major sign that Russian support for the regime is slipping.

Despite Russia’s continued bombardment of Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke of his “hope” last week that a peace deal could be reached between the two nations.

Under the proposed agreement, Ukraine would have to scrap its bid to join the NATO military bloc in return for a Russian withdrawal.

Amid the negotiations, Lavrov was attacked last week by the man who once promoted him – Andrei Kozyrev.

The former Russian Foreign Minister, who served under Boris Yeltsin and once installed Lavrov as his deputy, turned on his former “friend” in a blistering attack.

The ex-politician was asked for his reaction to the war in Ukraine on ‘The Economist Asks’ podcast.

Talking about Lavrov, he said: “He was and still is a very good diplomat. And he was my friend, and he shared my views.

“Otherwise, I would not promote him to be my deputy. We worked together for years.

“But it is very painful to see that by now, he went so much down. He is a nobody.

“He is just performing a dance for an orchestra or a choreographer who is there in the Kremlin.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-sergey-lavrov-putin-war-ukraine-invasion-spt
 
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