Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov taken to task by Ukrainian journalist – Yahoo News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference in Ankara (Turkey) on June 8, 2022. – Adem AltanThe man did not miss his target: a Ukrainian journalist took advantage of the visit to Ankara of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to challenge him strongly during a press conference. The head of Russian diplomacy was in Turkey to discuss the establishment of secure corridors for Ukrainian grain exports. The press conference of Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Cavusoglu was coming to an end without Muslim Umerov being able to ask his question, despite repeated attempts. He then stood up and called Sergei Lavrov out loud: ” I am from Ukrainian public television, I absolutely want to ask a question!” he launched. Visibly embarrassed, the Russian minister accepted this unforeseen intervention by the protocol which had just carefully framed the exchanges. “Apart from cereals, what other goods did you steal from Ukraine and to whom did you sell them? ?” asked Muslim Umerov. “We are not standing in the way of cereals”Sergei Lavrov asked him to repeat his question, before counter-attacking. “You Ukrainians are always worried about what you can steal and you think that everything the world thinks like this!” he said in turn, all smiles. “Our objectives there are clear, we want to save people from the pressure of the neo-Nazi regime. We are not obstructing cereals. So that they can leave the ports , it is necessary that Mr. [Volodymyr] Zelensky [le président ukrainien, NDLR] gives the order, that’s all”, he added. “I decided to intervene aloud” Then joined by our colleagues AFP, Muslim Umerov, based in Istanbul for public television Ukrainian, explained that he had “raised his hand during the whole question and answer session”. “I understood at the end that I would not be allowed to speak, so I decided to speak out loud “, and “I took the risk of disrupting the press conference because the whole of Ukraine is waiting for the answer to this question”, he added.Read moreThe ambassador of Ukraine in Ankara accused Friday the Russia to “steal” and export Ukrainian cereals, particularly to Turkey. in India, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and twice in Turkey.Original article published on BFMTV.com