A highest service-to-nation award — finally went to someone who morally and substantively deserved it — Sergey Lavrov

© 2025 Peter Free

 

22 May 2025

 

 

Finally . . .

 

. . . we get a break from the tedium of the Western Establishment's narcissistic leaders. Who regularly honor themselves — and their minions — for often viciously achieved, frequently destructive, hypocrisy-illustrating 'accomplishments'.

 

 

In East and South-aligning Russia . . .

 

. . . Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, one of World History's most towering diplomats, received the Federation's highest award from President Vladimir Putin:

 

 

The talent, knowledge, experience, and intellect of Russia’s chief diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, have earned him unwavering respect both in our country and around the world, among friends and, as we say, so-called geopolitical opponents.

 

This recognition is based on his steadfast devotion to Russia, his readiness to resolutely defend its interests in any circumstances, and his many years of immense, complex, and tireless service to the Fatherland. Sergei Lavrov has been awarded one of our highest honours – the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called.

 

© 2025 President of Russia, Ceremony to present state decorations, en.kremlin.ru (22 May 2025)

 

 

The moral? — Can there be a nation that . . .

 

. . . formally recognizes constructively minded, peace-oriented greatness?

 

Seems so.

 

How shocking this would be to our Western sensibilities — if only we were awake, historically knowledgeable, and morally astute enough to recognize it.