Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called for a real dialogue aimed at preventing a global war. “This is a question that many are trying to answer. Is a third world possible? Maybe it’s on its way? What form will it take? This is a question that many people talk about. Let’s better not talk about a third world war, but about how to prevent it,” she replied to a media question during her regular press briefing yesterday. She emphasized that for years Moscow has indicated that international law and the United Nations should serve as a “safety net” against a Third World War, TASS covered her remarks. “They were born following the results of World War II, as a guarantee of preventing a third world war. Either way, they did their job. I mean the UN and the international legal system as a whole,” she argued.
“For three or four years we have been recording the desire of the ‘collective West’ to destroy international law and instead introduce a ‘world order based on rules.’ That is, instead of international law, invent your own rules. This is extremely dangerous, because it implies the dictates of one group of countries. It is fraught with an imbalance in the world and the impossibility of defending their interests by other countries. Each country has the right to a sovereign foreign and domestic policy, to defend its interests, to develop its economy, humanitarian rights, and its own security.” She continued: “When only one group of countries ‘seizes’ power or claims to seize this power, one must expect a big disaster. We tried in every possible way to tell the world community about this and convey the truth that the dictate of one pole is impossible. It will lead to devastating consequences.
“Today’s efforts should be directed towards overcoming the crisis of the collapse of international law and its replacement by ‘rules-based order.’ If the world community finds the strength to unite for this purpose, I think any problems can be overcome.”
Her response to the question is posted to the Foreign Ministry website in Russian, not yet officially translated. (https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1816106/#32)
