Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during the Government Hour at the plenary session of the State Duma of the Russian FederationMOSCOW, 26 Jan. The tone of the West's conversation with Russia changed when its military-industrial complex «made a colossal breakthrough,» Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. «When the military-industrial complex made a colossal breakthrough, when the Russian armed forces became what they are now represent themselves, the tone of the conversation with us has changed. This does not mean that we must rely on brute force in everything, but, as they say, this is an American proverb — when the Colt is in your pocket, they start talking to you more politely, «Lavrov said, speaking at a government hour in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
