**Key statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made at the opening of the IV Congress of the International Russophile Movement:**

On tensions in **relations between Russia and the West:**

**Western countries are actively preparing for war against Russia**, spreading the myth of a supposedly existing Russian threat;

The world has learned that **agreements with the West must be treated with caution;**

**Several Western countries are conducting a large-scale information campaign against Russia in connection with the upcoming elections** to the State Duma (the lower house of parliament);

As soon as the West decided to support the Ukrainian authorities, **all principles of globalization, fair competition and inviolability of property were thrown into the fire**.

On other **international issues:**

**US representatives**, unlike Europeans, **are ready for dialogue;**

**Russia will find a way to respond** to security challenges;

**Russian sport is developing **despite politicization.

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