Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Accuses West of Lies, Dismisses Grain-Deal Revival and Ukraine Peace Plan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the West as an "empire of lies" and rejected the latest U.N. proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative, stating that they do not fulfill promises made to Moscow. Lavrov criticized the West's support for Ukraine, calling it a neo-colonial mindset and accusing them of duping the "global majority." He also mentioned that Russia left the grain initiative due to unmet promises, including the removal of sanctions on a Russian bank and reconnecting it to the global SWIFT system. Lavrov's comments came after a week of intense global diplomacy at the U.N. General Assembly, where Ukraine sought support against Russia's invasion.