Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrovconfirmed this Wednesday that military targets Russia in Ukraine they were no longer limited “only” to the east of the country and believed that it makes no sense to conduct peace negotiations with Ukraine at this time.
Lavrov justified this change by a “different geography” in relation to the situation that existed in Ukraine at the end of March, when Russia said he wanted to focus on the east of the country after he failed to conquer Kyiv, capital.
“We are talking not only about the DPR (Donetsk) and LPR (Lugansk), but also about the Kherson region, Zaporozhye and other territories,” Lavrov said in an interview with state media.
The Russian Foreign Minister also said that “in the current situation, it makes no sense” to conduct peace talks with Ukraine and considered that previous contacts “only revealed the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to seriously discuss anything.”
The Russian Foreign Minister also said that “in the current situation, it makes no sense” to hold peace talks with Ukraine | Font: AFP | Photographer: grab
Russia: situation in Ukraine
These statements come after Russia territorial gains recorded in recent weeks in the east Ukrainetaking Severodonetsk and Lysichansk, which opened the way for him to attempt an attack on the cities Kramatorsk D Slavyanskfurther west.
However, fierce battles continue to rage in this part. Ukrainewhere the latest deliveries of the best Western artillery pieces are presented.
On the other hand, Lavrov warned that if the West continued to supply Ukraine weapons capable of striking at long range, e.g. American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, geographic targets Russia would change even more.
“Because we cannot allow that in the part of Ukraine that he controls (the President Vladimir“Zelensky or his deputy is found to have weapons that can directly threaten our territory or the territory of (separatist) republics that have declared their independence or want to choose their own future,” he said.
USA accused on Tuesday Russia “working on the annexation of Ukrainian territories” that came under its control in recent months, using the same “mode of action” as with Crimea in 2014.
“To say that the Russian military operation is aimed at conquest is a pure lie. We bring peace to the liberated territories,” the Russian embassy in USA.
(According to AFP)
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