Naime, Lavrov je govorio o bezobzirnom širenju NATO na Istok, koje je počelo nakon raspuštanja Varšavskog pakta. Međutim, ruskog ministra je neko očigledno ometao sa strane, pa je prekinuo izlaganje i ljutito upitao na engleskom:
- Možete li me ostaviti na miru, molim vas? Hvala - poručio je Lavrov.
During his speech at the #OSCE meeting, #Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov asked to 'leave him alone'. In turn, a number of ministers during his speech decided to leave the hall so they didn't have to listen to Lavrov any further.
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