Lavrov on Finland, Sweden’s ascension into NATO; Scholz stresses no EU or NATO soldiers in Ukraine

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met with Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on Friday in Antalya, Turkey. HE called ’a blatant self-exposure’ an audio recording published in Russian media by Margarita Simonyan, a Russian state TV journalist and the head of Russia Today. The audio reported to be a conference call of high-ranking German military officials talking about weapons for Ukraine sparked concerns of espionage in Germany and calls for clarification from Russia. Lavrov also commented on the prospect of military engagement with NATO after several prominent Western figures made comments regarding Ukraine and troop deployment. Additional weapons will be deployed in Russian regions to match the threats that ’may appear on the territory of Finland and Sweden’ following their accession into NATO, Lavrov said. A German defense ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that it couldn’t confirm the authenticity of the recording, but the Federal Office for Military Counterintelligence Service was investigating the matter and all necessary steps would be taken. German Chancellor Scholz on Saturday stressed that no NATO or European Union troops will be sent to fight in Ukraine. Editor: Zou __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!