Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow was starting a new stage of what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine which he predicted would be a significant development.
鈥淎nother stage of this operation (in eastern Ukraine) is beginning and I am sure this will be a very important moment of this entire special operation,鈥� Lavrov said in an interview with the India Today TV channel.
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