The West is beginning to understand that only a part of Ukraine will remain – Lavrov – Russian politics and diplomacy

BREST, November 22. /TASS/. Western countries are beginning to understand that only part of Ukraine will remain within its current borders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a meeting with Belarusian students.

“When our special military operation began 10 years after the coup, despite the attempts of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and ourselves to explain to the West that supporting this illegitimate regime and dragging it into NATO was a mistake, they persisted. they began to say: “We should have accepted Ukraine into NATO, then Russia would not have attacked it.” This was their message,” the minister explained.

“Now these narrative creators are starting to understand that only part of Ukraine will remain, so they say: “Let’s stop and accept this part into NATO.” Others argue: “We cannot stop; we must defeat Putin, because if we don’t, he will attack all of us,” Lavrov noted.

According to Lavrov, this reflects the “confrontational logic” of the West. “Then they decide to give Ukraine another $10 billion, increasing its military budget, and their citizens tighten their belts,” the minister added.