The characteristics of the Ukrainian government given by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov can be considered an undermining of Ukraine’s sovereignty, said British Foreign Minister Liz Truss
The UK is concerned about any kind of action that could undermine the democratically elected government of Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on February 10 in an interview with RBC. Such actions include the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, she noted.
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“A little earlier today, at a press conference, Minister Lavrov spoke about existing concerns about the legitimacy of this government. And I think this just undermines the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, there were also cyber attacks,” the minister said.
At a press conference following the talks held at the Foreign Ministry’s mansion on Spiridonovka, Sergey Lavrov said that the Budapest Memorandum “did not oblige Russia, the UK, or the US to recognize the unconstitutional coup d’état carried out by neo-Nazis and ultra-radicals in February 2014.” The fact that Russia has doubts about the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government said and President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on 7 February. According to him, in 2014 Western countries supported the coup d’état in Ukraine. “From now on, for us, power in Ukraine, the source of power is a coup d’état, and not the will of the people. Yes, of course, subsequent iterations, elections, re-elections, but initially, power was seized by force, by force of arms, with bloodshed, ”Putin explained the Russian position.
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