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Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 17:47 IST
Russian FM claims guarantees to Ukraine are part of plan to “inflict strategic defeat on Russia”
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the 31st Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council in Ta'Qali, Malta. (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday rejected proposals for security guarantees to Ukraine, saying they “follow the logic of isolating Russia, the logic of uniting the Western world and Ukraine." Lavrov added, “In their minds, the goal is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia."
He said any presence of European troops in Ukraine would be “absolutely unacceptable", as Kyiv’s allies worked on security guarantees for the country.
“This would be absolutely unacceptable for the Russian Federation," Lavrov said in response to a journalist’s question about security guarantees for Ukraine, calling them “foreign intervention in some part of Ukrainian territory."
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Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...
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First Published:August 21, 2025, 17:47 IST
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