‘No intent to attack Europe or NATO states’: Russia tells UN aggression will get a ‘decisive response’

Russia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo)

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has told the United Nations on Saturday that Moscow has no intention of attacking Europe or NATO countries but will mount a “decisive response” towards any “aggression” that is directed towards Moscow, AP reported.

During his wide-ranging speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said that threats against Russia on behalf of Western nations have become “increasingly common”. He took a considerable measured tone toward the United States in the backdrop of a summit held last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska.

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