Ukraine war rooted in desire of US, West to rule world: Russian foreign minister | Exclusive
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In an exclusive interview with India Today, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said the West's desire to rule the world was to blame for the situation in Ukraine.
According to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, the current situation in Ukraine is a direct result of the US and West's desire to rule and dominate the world.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, he said, "The current events are rooted in the US and West's desire to rule the world. They wanted to show the world there would be no multipolarity, only unipolarity, and created a springboard [Ukraine] against us [Russia] at our borders. They pumped arms into Ukraine."
He added, "The real reason [for the war] is the complacency of most countries after World War II. They violated their promises to Russian leadership and started moving Nato eastward after the Soviet Union disappeared. They said it’s a defensive alliance and not a threat to Russian security."
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 'special military operation' in Ukraine. He said the military action sought to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine and came in response to threats from Ukraine. Since then, several people - including civilians - have been killed in Ukraine and millions of others have fled the nation.
