
Lavrov says Russia's objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond eastern Donbas region
CNN
Russia's objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond the eastern Donbas region into the country's south, a senior government minister has said.
As the war in Ukraine approaches its fifth month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state media that the "geography is different."
"It is far from being only DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People's Republic), it is also Kherson Region, Zaporizhzhia Region and a number of other territories, and this process continues, it continues steadily and persistently," Lavrov said during an interview with RIA Novosti, published Wednesday.

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