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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced what he described as the 'convulsions and agony' of Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive while speaking on the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' programme on the Rossiya 1 TV channel on Sunday.
"These people, whom the West brought to power through an unconstitutional coup, are fulfilling the West's orders to turn the country into a Nazi threat, once again into a Nazi threat to the Russian Federation. It will not work, that is already clear to everyone. But the convulsions, the agony that we are witnessing now, including in the framework of the so-called 'Kursk action', are obvious to everyone," Lavrov noted.
The minister added that Moscow perceives Ukraine and its people as a 'fraternal' nation.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
The Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'A Nazi threat' - Lavrov says Russia is witnessing 'convulsions and agony' amid Kursk ops
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced what he described as the 'convulsions and agony' of Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive while speaking on the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' programme on the Rossiya 1 TV channel on Sunday.
"These people, whom the West brought to power through an unconstitutional coup, are fulfilling the West's orders to turn the country into a Nazi threat, once again into a Nazi threat to the Russian Federation. It will not work, that is already clear to everyone. But the convulsions, the agony that we are witnessing now, including in the framework of the so-called 'Kursk action', are obvious to everyone," Lavrov noted.
The minister added that Moscow perceives Ukraine and its people as a 'fraternal' nation.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
The Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' by Rossiya 1; No access for Social Media usage including Telegram
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced what he described as the 'convulsions and agony' of Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive while speaking on the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' programme on the Rossiya 1 TV channel on Sunday.
"These people, whom the West brought to power through an unconstitutional coup, are fulfilling the West's orders to turn the country into a Nazi threat, once again into a Nazi threat to the Russian Federation. It will not work, that is already clear to everyone. But the convulsions, the agony that we are witnessing now, including in the framework of the so-called 'Kursk action', are obvious to everyone," Lavrov noted.
The minister added that Moscow perceives Ukraine and its people as a 'fraternal' nation.
Ukrainian forces entered the Kursk region on August 6 in an offensive described by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a 'large-scale provocation'.
The Kursk region's acting government reported that 12 people had been killed and 121 wounded, including ten children.
A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on August 9, while more than 133,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine', with fighting ongoing.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.