# Lavrov: NATO seeks to extend influence far beyond its area of responsibility

https://mins.news/en/item/75466

- TASS, 2026-09-26 18:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193443

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during the UN General Assembly’s 81st-session General Debate that NATO is trying to expand its destructive influence beyond the geographic limits of its area of responsibility, including Southeast and Northeast Asia. He said broad, equal cooperation underpins Vladimir Putin’s plans for a Greater Eurasian Partnership and a Eurasian security architecture.

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