Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomes his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui, in Moscow, Russia, November 1, 2024.
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The US and Russia are very near partaking in “direct navy battle,” Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov warned in an interview printed on Friday (November 1, 2024) in a Turkey each day, simply days forward of a U.S. presidential election.

“Underneath the present president (Joe Biden), who has taken the downward spiral of Russophobia within the U.S. to its logical conclusion, our nations are getting ready to direct navy battle,” he advised the Hurriyet each day, with out elaborating.

Requested about subsequent week’s U.S. election pitting former Republican president Donald Trump towards Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, Mr. Lavrov mentioned the end result would make little distinction to Russia.

“We’ve got no desire. When the Trump administration was in energy, it adopted the very best variety of anti-Russian sanctions in comparison with its predecessors,” he mentioned.

“Irrespective of who wins the elections, we do not suppose america’ anti-Russian bent can change.”

Though Mr. Trump has beforehand made clear his fondness for Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the 2 males will not be shut and have maintained a intentionally ambiguous relationship.

Final week, the Russian President mentioned his relationship with Washington would rely on what angle it adopts after the vote, as he welcomed as “honest” Mr. Trump’s remarks about wanting to finish the Ukraine battle.

In September, Microsoft claimed Russia operatives had ramped up their disinformation operations to malign the Harris marketing campaign by conspiracy-fuelled movies, elevating issues over overseas affect operations concentrating on the vote.