Sergey Lavrov frames a "multipolar" world as antidote to Western dominance

Sergey Lavrov told the General Assembly that "there are tectonic shifts underway in global politics. A fairer multi-polar world order is emerging before our very eyes," and presented Russia's foreign policy as aligned with that trend.

Lavrov said countries of the global south and east are asserting themselves as "sovereign centers of development" and listed forums where Russia cooperates with partners, naming the CIS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS. He argued the United Nations should reflect expanding global representation and criticized what he called an effort by a Western minority to retain privileges.