Lavrov is the most senior figure to speak openly of Russia's war goals in territorial terms, nearly five months after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb 24 invasion with a denial that Russia intended to occupy its neighbour.
Police examine the scene after a civilian was killed in a Russian missile strike at a bus stop in Saltivka, a district of Kharkiv, on July 20, 2022.Lavrov told RIA Novosti geographical realities had changed since Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held peace talks in Turkey in late March that failed to produce any breakthrough.
"Russia is blackmailing us. Russia is using energy as a weapon," EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, describing a full cut-off of Russian gas flows as"a likely scenario" for which"Europe needs to be ready". Russia, the world's largest gas exporter, has denied Western accusations of using its energy supplies as a tool of coercion, saying it has been a reliable energy supplier.
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