Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia will suppress Western attempts to disrupt its ties with the South Caucasus.
"NATO and the European Union are building their own channels and structures for interaction with the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus, while the West seeks to use these connections not for mutually beneficial cooperation, but to detach these countries from Russia,"
Lavrov emphasized that Russia will never allow its allies and partners in Central Asia and the South Caucasus to be manipulated.
The West is creating its own cooperation frameworks to draw countries away from Russia, but Moscow will counter this by all available means.
Author's summary: Russia will counter Western interference in its ties with the South Caucasus.