Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov said today that Russia is willing to continue negotiating with Ukraine but will not stop the operation until it meets the planned objectives.
“We are willing to negotiate, but we will continue our operation, because we cannot allow an infrastructure that threatens Russia’s security to exist in Ukraine. The demilitarization will be completed with the elimination of this infrastructure and weapons,” he said at a press conference. with international media.
The head of Russian diplomacy stated that “even if we sign a peace agreement, it must necessarily include” the point of demilitarization.
Lavrov, who confirmed that the Russian and Ukrainian negotiating delegations will meet today, defended the need for this military operation by pointing out that Moscow considered itself threatened by the advance of NATO to the east and by the possible accession of the neighboring country to the Atlantic Alliance. .
“Understand, please. It is a decision to which they forced us, because in recent years they have not listened to us and they have lied to us,” he said, noting that Russia does not go into other countries “10,000 kilometers away to organize things to their liking.” , referring to the US invasions of Iraq or Afghanistan.
Regarding the Russian operation, he pointed out that it is going according to plan and its objectives are clear: “the demilitarization of Ukraine from the point of view of the presence there at some point of weapons that threaten Russia.”
To this he added denazification, “since no one has canceled the sentence of the Nurenberg court, and without a doubt, the security guarantees for Russia that prevent Ukraine from joining NATO.”
Lavrov downplayed the condemnation resolution approved on Wednesday by the UN General Assembly for the Russian aggression against Ukraine, approved this Wednesday by an overwhelming majority, assuring that “Western colleagues achieve these results through blackmail and pressure” .
Of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 141 supported the text, while only five voted against it: Russia itself, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea.
Meanwhile, 35 countries opted for abstention, including China, Iran, India or South Africa, and several Latin American nations such as Cuba, Bolivia, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
The resolution, which is non-binding, “deplores” the Russian aggression against Ukraine and “demands” Moscow to put an end to it and immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the neighboring country. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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