Russia’s Goals in Ukraine No Longer Solely Focused on the East – Lavrov

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
replace him will control, there are weapons that will pose a direct threat to our territory and the territory of those [eastern Ukrainian]
Moscow is seeking to annex southern and eastern Ukrainian lands it has captured in its five-month invasion.Despite President Vladimir
capturing the entire Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine in early July, Russian forces are expected to continue their offensive in the coming
weeks, in a fierce battle to take full control of the Donetsk region.