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Russia threatens Ukraine with an ultimatum over the territories it illegally occupied

2022-12-27T16:56:03.682Z


"As for the duration of the war, the ball is on the side of Ukraine and the United States," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Ukraine responded by saying that it will "drive the invaders out of all the territories appropriated" by Putin.


By Eduardo Castillo -

Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Ukraine on Tuesday to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Russian-occupied territories.

Otherwise, he said, "the Russian army will (resolve) the matter."

Lavrov also accused the West of helping Ukraine during the war, to the detriment of Russia.

And he stated that it depends on kyiv and Washington how long the conflict will last, which began on February 24 when Russia invaded the neighboring country.

"As for the duration of the war, the ball is on the side of Ukraine and the United States, which continues to support them," Lavrov told the state news agency Tass.

"They can put an end to the senseless resistance at any time they choose."

In an apparent reaction, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted that "Russia has to face reality."

Ukrainian servicemen hold a flag over the coffin of a comrade killed in a battlefield with Russian forces.

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"Neither total mobilization, nor the terrified search for ammunition, nor secret contracts with Iran, nor Lavrov's threats will help," he

said.

“Ukraine will demilitarize the RF (Russian Federation) to the end, it will expel the invaders from all the occupied territories.

Wait for the end in silence...".

A day earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the Associated Press news agency in an interview that his government wants a summit to end the war, but does not expect Russia to participate in it. .

Ukraine wants that "peace" summit to take place within two months and that the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, act as a mediator.

Kuleba said that Russia must be held accountable before a war crimes tribunal before the dialogue.

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Both statements illustrate how complex and difficult any attempt to end the war could prove to be.

Ukraine has said in the past that it would not negotiate with Russia before its full troop withdrawal, while

the Russians insist their military advances and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 cannot be ignored.

Meanwhile, fierce fighting continued on Tuesday in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia illegally claims as its own, and where heavy fighting has recently broken out.

Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar stated that Russian forces are trying to encircle the city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, but without success.

Heavy fighting is also taking place around the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region, according to Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai.

In the partially occupied southern Kherson region, Russian forces shelled Ukrainian-held areas 40 times on Monday, injuring one person, Ukrainian authorities said.

The city of Kherson itself, which Ukraine recaptured in a major victory last month, was attacked 11 times, regional administrator Yaroslav Yanushevich said.

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Since its military gains at the start of the war 10 months ago, Russia has made few major advances, often battering Ukraine's infrastructure and leaving millions without electricity, heat and hot water in the bitter winter.

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Lavrov did not specify how the Russian military will achieve its goals of "demilitarizing" and "denazifying" Ukraine, which was Putin's declared goal when the invasion began in February.

The reference to "denazification" stems from Russia's accusations that the Ukrainian government is heavily influenced by radical nationalist groups and neo-Nazis.

Ukraine and the West scoff at this claim.

Lavrov warned that further Western support for Ukraine could lead to a direct confrontation.

"We continue to warn our adversaries in the West about the dangers of their actions leading to an

escalation of the Ukrainian crisis," he said, adding that "the risk that the situation could get out of hand remains high."

“The strategic goal of the United States and its NATO allies is to win a battlefield victory over Russia in order to significantly weaken or even destroy our country,” he added.



Source: telemundo

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