“The future of the world order is being decided today. This is clear to any impartial observer. The question is whether it will be an order where one hegemon forces everyone else to live according to their notorious ‘rules’ which benefit only itself. Or will it be a democratic, just world – a world without blackmail and intimidation of unwanted peoples, without neo-Nazism and neo-colonialism? Russia has made a firm choice in favor of the latter, and together with our allies, partners and like-minded people are calling for work on its implementation,” Lavrov said.

The Russian diplomat stressed that unipolar model of global development, “which served the interests of the so-called ‘golden billion’,” which amassed its wealth using the resources of Asia, Africa and Latin America, is receding into the past.

“Today, we’re witnessing sovereign states ready to defend their national interests, and this is resulting in the creation of an equal, socially-oriented, multipolar architecture,” Lavrov said. The West considers these processes a threat, and the United States and its allies “want to stop the march of history,” he suggested.