Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine entered a new stage of what he called his military operation in Ukraine, which is predicted to be a significant development.Sergey Lavrov said in an interview that “operation continued, and another phase of this operation began now.”
Another stage of this operation (in East Ukraine) begins and I am sure this will be a very important moment of all these special operations “, Lavrov added.Responding to questions about the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the war, the Minister of Foreign Affairs also said that Russia would only use conventional weapons in Ukraine.
Western intelligence officials have warned that the Kremlin can switch to a tactical or other limited nuclear weapons from the warehouse of the weapon if the invasion to the southern neighbor continues to fight.Lavrov’s statement followed the Ukrainian statement that Russia on Monday launched an attack in the heart of the country’s eastern industry, Donbas.
The separatist supported by Moscow has fought Ukrainian forces for eight years in most Russian-speaking areas and has stated that two independent republics have been recognized by Moscow.Lavrov stressed that Russian operations were intended for “full release of the Republic of Donetsk and Luhansk.”
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