Russia would take its time to achieve its objectives on the battlefield, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Russia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that he was convinced Moscow would achieve its goals in Ukraine thanks to its “patience” and “perseverance”.
“I am convinced that through our perseverance, patience and determination, we will defend the noble causes that are vital to our people and our country,” Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said in an interview broadcast on national television on Wednesday.
He reiterated Moscow’s position that in order to resume talks, Kiev must recognize Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
“Our absolute priority is four new Russian regions,” Lavrov said. “They must become free from the threat of Nazification that they have been facing for many years.”
Russia is not currently in full control of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, and Lavrov confirmed that this was Moscow’s ultimate goal.
Lavrov said that while Moscow wanted the conflict to be over, Russia would take time to achieve its goals on the battlefield.
“We’re in no rush,” he said.
“We want to end this war as soon as possible, which the West was preparing and, as a result, unleashed on us through Ukraine,” he added.
“We are a patient people. We will protect our compatriots, citizens and countries that have been Russian for centuries.”
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