Lavrov told a meeting of OSCE ministers in North Macedonia that the organisation was an “appendage” of NATO and the EU, before walking out.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at NATO, the EU, Ukraine and the West during a fiery speech on Thursday.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Lavrov derided the international body as an “appendage” of the EU and NATO.

He also blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe before tearing into the OSCE itself.