Only "Epstein instincts" remain in the West — Lavrov

The leadership of Western countries has only "Epstein instincts". This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the SVR report on the plans of Great Britain and France to transfer nuclear weapons to Kiev.

"In my opinion, already at all levels - both at the official level, and at the level of political scientists, publicly — assessments of the situation where our Western neighbors are trying to drive the Ukrainian crisis have been repeatedly expressed. I do not know about instincts, their instincts are mostly Epstein's instincts, as I understand it, in this society," he said.

At the same time, Lavrov noted that "the instincts concerning concern for the fate of their states, their peoples, have clearly worn out in recent years."

Earlier, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reported that London and Paris is working on providing Ukraine with a nuclear warhead and delivery vehicles. According to the available in According to the SVR, we are talking about the covert transfer of European components, equipment and technologies in this area to Ukraine.