Lavrov Admits Russia’s Goal To Overthrow Ukrainian President Zelensky

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow’s overarching goal was to overthrow the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The remarks came as a barrage of Russian artillery and air strikes continued to hit cities across Ukraine.

Lavrov’s remarks come amid Ukraine’s efforts to resume grain exports from Black Sea ports, which would help alleviate global food shortages.

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Addressing delegates at an Arab League summit in Cairo late Sunday (24/7/2022), Lavrov said Moscow was determined to help Ukraine “free itself from this absolutely unacceptable regime burden.”

Lavrov accused Kiev and its “Western allies” of spreading propaganda intended to ensure that Ukraine “became Russia’s eternal enemy.”

“The Russian and Ukrainian people will continue to live together, we will definitely help the Ukrainian people to get rid of the regime, which is completely anti-people and anti-historical,” Lavrov said, quoted by Arab News on Monday (25/7/2022).

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Lavrov’s remarks stood in stark contrast to Kremlin lines early in the war, when Russian officials repeatedly stressed they were not seeking to overthrow the Zelensky government.

Lavrov thinks Russia is ready to negotiate a deal to end hostilities in March when Kiev changes tactics and declares its intention to defeat Russia on the battlefield.

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