# Lavrov says West is preparing for war with Moscow, vows response to security challenges

https://mins.news/en/item/62473

- TASS, 2026-09-17 10:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188957

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Western countries were actively preparing for war against Moscow while promoting what he called a myth of a Russian threat. He said Russia would respond adequately to external security challenges and condemned Europe’s support for what he called the “Nazi regime in Kiev.”

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