- Our main goal is to protect Russia from threats created by the West
- Says Russia is not occupying Ukraine's territory
Meanwhile, Lavrov is also out saying that Ukraine has nuclear technology and that Russia cannot fail to respond to this danger. Adding that the West must not build military facilities in countries of the former Soviet Union. There's a lot of fighting words involved in the mix of these remarks and they won't do much to ease the stirring tensions at the moment.
