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[^2]\n\nSergey Lavrov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at the Eastern Economic Forum that the West is conducting a policy more aggressively to divide Eurasia. [^3]\n\nChina is stepping up export controls on critical minerals. [^4]\n\nThe country is looking to expand its critical minerals industry. [^5]\n\nLavrov asserted that the use of the largest continent's advantages has long been hindered by Western policy. [^6]\n\nLavrov emphasized that the West is currently conducting this divisive policy even more fiercely than before. [^7]\n\nSergey Lavrov declared that Russia will not beg Europe to cancel sanctions because such behavior is not in the genetic code of the Russian people. 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