Russia: West uses "artificial means" such as sanctions to maintain power - FM Lavrov

The world is "witnessing the end of the very long epoch of the dominance of the historical West" and Western countries are creating "more chaos in international relations" using "artificial means" like "sanctions" and "armed force" in order to maintain their dominance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said as he spoke at the Terra Scientia International Youth Forum in Dvoriki in the Vladimir region, Monday. Lavrov said the Western dominance on "financial, economic, and political" fronts is coming to an "end" after an epoch that lasted hundreds of years. "It is an objective fact that a polycentric world order is being formed, however, it will be a long process", he concluded. The Terra Scientia Educational Youth Forum started on July 13 and will run to August 28. A number of top level speakers attended including Russian President Vladimir Putin who participated earlier in the summer.