Russia's Lavrov: We want Ukraine conflict to end, but are responding to West


Reuters | Moscow | Updated: 02-02-2023 13:43 IST | Created: 02-02-2023 13:33 IST
Russia's Lavrov: We want Ukraine conflict to end, but are responding to West
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov Image Credit: ANI
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russian forces would respond to the delivery of longer-range Western weapons to Kyiv by trying to push Ukrainian forces further away from its borders to create a safe buffer zone.

In an interview on state TV, Lavrov said everybody wanted the conflict in Ukraine - which Moscow calls a "special military operation" - to end, but that the West's support for Kyiv was playing an important role in how Russia approaches the campaign.

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