Sergei Lavrov

"Strikes on Ukraine would be delivered 'on a mass scale'."

"the language of ultimatums"

"would be facilitated by the United States abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track"

"abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track."

"The United States has officially declared that no one can dictate to it."

"This is not an approach to international relations. It is an attempt to return to the colonial era."

"The United States has officially declared that no one can dictate to it."

"It cares only about its own well-being and is ready to defend that well-being by any means."

"This is not an approach to international relations. It is an attempt to return to the colonial era."

"If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war [from that in Ukraine], and it will be very short."

"'If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war [from that in Ukraine], and it will be very short.'"