Russia's Lavrov likens U.S. actions to those of Hitler and Napoleon


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared the recent actions of the United States to those of Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte on Wednesday, saying Washington had also subjugated Europe in order to wage war against Moscow.

He said that the Nazi leader and French emperor had once tried to use the same tactic against Russia.

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