The head of Russian diplomacy said he was “convinced” that Russia will achieve its goals in Ukraine by dint of “patience” and “stubbornness”, in particular the recognition of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow intends to annex.
“I am convinced that thanks to our stubbornness, our patience and our determination, we will defend our noble goals, those that are vital for our people and our country,” Sergei Lavrov said in an interview broadcast on Russian Pervy Channel television on Wednesday.
“All this while always being open to fair dialogue and agreements to guarantee equal and indivisible security in Europe,” he continued.
A dialogue on your terms
However, as before, the Kremlin recalled that the resumption of dialogue with kyiv necessarily required the recognition, by Ukraine, of Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions (Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporijjia, Kherson).
“An inalienable part of these conditions (to find a diplomatic solution, editor’s note) is that the four regions belong to the Russian Federation,” Sergei Lavrov said, specifying that Moscow should “of course” conquer all four of these territories that They are currently not fully controlled by the Russian military.
These regions “must be freed from the threat of Nazification that they have endured for many years,” added Sergei Lavrov, citing the Kremlin’s justifications that ensure that the Russian-speaking populations of Ukraine must be protected against alleged “Nazis” in power in Kyiv. .
This fall, the Ukrainian army, aided by Western arms deliveries, carried out major counter-offensives that notably enabled it to recapture Kherson, the capital of the Ukrainian region of the same name, a major setback for Moscow.
“We are not in a hurry, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said. We want to end as quickly as possible this war that the West has prepared and unleashed against us through Ukraine,” Lavrov added in the Russian television press release.
Source: BFM TV
