Lavrov promises full protection of the annexed territories of Russia

NEW YORK – Diplomat at the top Russia Saturday (24/9/2022) declared the region Ukraine where is it referendum which are widely condemned to be held, would be under the “full protection” of Russia if they were annexed by Moscow.

As reported by Reuters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov communicated this to the UN General Assembly and the world media in New York. He tries to justify the Russian invasion of his neighbor in February.

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On Friday (23/9/2022) Russia launched a referendum in the 4 eastern regions of Ukraine aimed at annexing the territories taken by force. Kiev said residents were forced to vote and were not allowed to leave the area for 4 days of voting, which Western countries saw as a hoax designed to justify a seven-month escalation of the war.

“After the referendum, Russia will obviously respect the expression of the will of the people who have been abused by the neo-Nazi regime for years,” Lavrov said in a press conference after addressing the assembly.

Asked whether Russia would have any reason to use nuclear weapons to defend the territory annexed to Ukraine, Lavrov said that Russian territory, including areas “most enshrined” in the future Russian constitution, “is under the full protection of the state.” .

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“All laws, doctrines, concepts and strategies of the Russian Federation apply to all its territories,” he said. He also referred specifically to the Russian doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons.

The comments came after an explicit warning Thursday from former President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, that every weapon in Moscow’s arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territory affiliated with the Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Lavrov’s comments and Putin’s previous remarks when he said he did not bluff about the use of nuclear weapons were “irresponsible” and “completely unacceptable”.

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“Ukraine is not giving up. We ask all nuclear powers to speak now and explain to Russia that such rhetoric endangers the world and will not be tolerated,” Kuleba tweeted.

Russia accuses the United States and others of being part of the conflict, because they are sending weapons to help Ukraine defend itself. The possible annexation of Ukrainian territory raises questions about how Russia could respond to the use of Western weapons in the region.

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