Russia's explanations fall on deaf ears - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that his government's "attempts to explain" its stance on international security issues "have fallen on deaf ears.",

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that his government's "attempts to explain" its stance on international security issues "have fallen on deaf ears.", Qazet.az reports citing Teletrader.

During a press conference with his British counterpart Liz Truss, he claimed Russia has not issued "a single threat," but that it is being threatened by the West with sanctions.

Truss replied that "there is no doubt that the stationing of over 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border is directly put in place to threaten Ukraine," in addition to cyberattacks and other actions. "If Russia is serious about diplomacy, they need to move those troops and desist from the threats." She repeated the view that "there will be severe consequences for Russia, Ukraine and the whole of Europe" if Moscow persists in its "aggression towards Ukraine."