"We did not invade Ukraine. We declared a special military operation because we had absolutely no other way of explaining to the west that dragging Ukraine into Nato was a criminal act."
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Politicians from RussiaPeople from MoscowGovernment ministersMinisters of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the Soviet UnionDiplomats of Russia
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"Russia has ‘strategically lost’ war, says UK defence chief, as Lavrov says Moscow unashamed", The Guardian, 17 June 2022
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