⚡️Lavrov: Russia can only react to danger of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said at Tuesday’s Conference of Disarmament that Russia “cannot but react to the real danger of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons and is taking all measures to prevent this”.
▪️"EU countries are trying to avoid an honest face-to-face dialogue by choosing the path of sanctions"
▪️"It is unacceptable for Russia that US nuclear weapons are in Europe; it's time to bring them home"
▪️"The tragedy of Ukraine is the result of the connivance of Western patrons of the criminal regime formed there, which has started plans to acquire its own nuclear weapons and threaten international security"
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Russian Armed Forces Will Continue Ukraine Op Until They Achieve Their Goals, Shoigu Says
…Speaking at a briefing Tuesday, Shoigu said that the Russian military was not out to "occupy" Ukrainian territory, and emphasized that troops were doing everything possible to preserve the lives of civilians, including by limiting strikes only to military objects using precision weapons.
"The main thing for us is to protect the Russian Federation from the military threat posed by Western countries, which are trying to use the Ukrainian people in their own battle against our country," he said.
Shoigu praised the armed forces for their "courage and heroism, and the conscientious and professional carrying out of their assigned tasks" in the course of the operation.
Unfortunately, the defence minister said, the Ukrainian side has shown in places that it has no qualms about using civilians as human shields, including by deploying artillery systems, heavy guns and large-caliber mortars near residential areas, schools and kindergartens.
Shoigu also announced plans to hold a 'First International Antifascist Congress' in August, with its goal being to "unite efforts of the international community in the fight against the ideology of Nazism, neo-Nazism in any form of its manifestation in the modern world." …
https://sputniknews.com/20220301/russian-armed-forces-will-continue-ukraine-op-until-they-achieve-their-goals-shoigu-says-1093476022.html