Lavrov had a run of good form there as they say in European football but just falls flat on his ass here. Russian thought just stops at a certain point short of the objective. It's "logical," coherent, truthful for large stretches and then becomes illogical, incoherent, untruthful.
"The US and EU support [Mostly untrue.] for the unconstitutional coup [Nope.] in Ukraine and the subsequent acts committed by the Kiev-based “party of war” [Nope.]that used armed force in an attempt to make the population in southeastern Ukraine renounce the right to their native language, culture, traditions and habitual lifestyle [Nope.]is at odds with the generally accepted democratic values and principles of peaceful conflict settlement,[Nope.] including those contained in the OSCE’s fundamental documents.
"The actions of the ultranationalist neo-Nazi forces [Nope.] that seized power in Kiev have become the cause of bloodshed on “Maidan.” [Nope.] The radicals [Nope.]attempted to terrorise the population in the Crimea [Nope.]and impose the “Banderavite” order in Odessa and Mariupol. The Agreement of 21 February 2014 was broken off. It is quite natural [Nope.] under these circumstances that the overwhelming majority of people in the Crimea [True.] opposed these plans and freely expressed their will for reunification with Russia in keeping with peoples’ right to self-determination enshrined in the UN Charter."
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"Throughout the crisis in Ukraine, Russia has consistently sought to help the brotherly Ukrainian people [And Nope.] to overcome this difficult period in their history. President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that what’s happening today in Ukraine is our common tragedy, and we must do our best to stop it as soon as possible."
