Russia's Lavrov tells Blinken West seeking to provoke Ukraine conflict

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MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday accused the United States of seeking to provoke a conflict in Ukraine, during a call with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, the Russian f

oreign ministry said.

That had the effect of"encouraging the authorities in Kyiv to sabotage the Minsk agreements and harm attempts to resolve the 'Donbass problem' by force", it added, referring to eastern Ukraine. Weeks of tensions have seen Russia surround its western neighbour with more than 100,000 troops. Moscow is demanding binding security guarantees from the West that includes a pledge to roll Nato forces out of eastern Europe and to never expand into Ukraine.

 

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