Russian foreign ministers bashes US's foreign policy tactics

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At his annual press conference, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov reprimanded the US for its recent actions regarding North Korea and Iran. He claimed the US's behaviors indicated that "they are afraid of honest competition." Lavrov's main argument was that the US has failed to recognize the rise of power in other areas of the world, and that they "do not recognize the reality of a multipolar world order."

While he did not name President Trump explicitly, he was quite clear that the actions he were talking about were in part the series of tweets between Trump and Kim Jong Un, and how Trump recently wanted to end the Iranian Nuclear Deal. Lavrov bashes these actions as essentially immature and threatening to the rest of the world, and even went as far as to say that if the US went through with backing out of the Nuclear Deal it would undermine any negotiations they could possibly have with North Korea.

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Relations with Russia have taken a major downturn since Trump took office. Allegations and investigations into what Russia had to do with the 2016 presidential election started it, but other events prompted from that, like the US tightening sanctions on the country and cutting back their diplomatic staff in the US, only added fuel to the fire. While some of Lavrov's statements have merit, he might be giving too much value to simple tweets, or he might be right and our country might have to undergo a reevaluation of how we interact with countries we aren't allied with.

Questions:
1. How do you think this looks for the United States in relation to other countries?
2. Do you agree with Lavrov or is he mistaken in his judgement?

Sources:
CNN
LA Times