Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 14:05

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.
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A crowd laughed at Russia's top diplomat when he said the Ukraine war "was launched against us."
An audience member at India's G20 summit shouted, "Come on!" at Sergey Lavrov during the event.
He was answering a question about Russia's energy strategy moving forward.

Sergey Lavrov, Russia's top diplomat and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday at a conference in India that the war in Ukraine "was launched against us," prompting the crowd to erupt into laughter.