Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a speech on Dec. 10, 2025, that 'Russia is not going to fight Europe, and we have no such thoughts,' while warning Russia will respond to any expropriation of frozen Russian assets or deployment of Western troops on Ukrainian territory, according to an X post by @Osinttechnical shared between 9:46 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. UTC. Lavrov devoted a significant part of the speech to praising U.S. President Donald Trump, as noted in the X post published in the past 29 minutes. The remarks come amid ongoing U.S.-Russia discussions on Ukraine, including reports of a recent meeting between Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and Russian President Vladimir Putin that altered a U.S. peace proposal, according to Axios as cited in prior coverage from earlier this morning.
