# Lavrov: EU puts its decisions above international law out of pride and self-importance

https://mins.news/en/item/21550

- TASS, 2026-08-13 18:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2172543

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today’s European elites, driven by pride and an inflated sense of self-importance, claim that EU decisions take precedence over international law. He said Brussels had chosen “a very dangerous path” by asserting an unlawful right to designate objectionable vessels as part of a “shadow fleet.”

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