Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is said to be in an Indonesian hospital with heart problems. The Russian Foreign Ministry has now responded with a video showing Lavrov supposedly healthy on a terrace.
Western journalists should be more honest, tell the truth more often, and not consider just one point of view, Lavrov says in the video. Spreading false information is an approach that is not new in politics.
As he utters these words, the Russian Foreign Minister (72) is sitting at a table on a terrace. In front of him are a mobile phone and a piece of paper. The video looks like it was shot in a hotel in Bali. Lavrov is present at the G20 summit, which starts on Tuesday. However, this does not guarantee that Lavrov is healthy. The Sanglah General Hospital, where he is said to be staying, according to AP information, looks luxurious, so the video could have been shot there as well.
In addition, Lavrov did not go into details about his health condition and did not deny the hospitalization. The AP news agency previously reported that Putin’s minister had been hospitalized with heart problems. Indonesian officials leaked this information.
Only arrived on Sunday
Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, immediately described the report as “fake”. On her Telegram channel, she wrote: “Mr. Lavrov and I read the news in Indonesia and can’t believe our eyes – it looks like he has been hospitalized! This is truly the highest level of falsification.” She also posted the video, which already has English subtitles.
The Russian news agency TASS posted a selfie of Lavrov with the minister smiling. Lavrov will represent Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Bali and will give a speech on Tuesday. He arrived on Sunday.
Source: Krone
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