Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western politicians of " Lavrov's May 23 statements are quoted by the Russian propaganda publication URA. EN.

“They say that Russia must 'lose', they must 'defeat Russia', make sure that Russia 'loses on the battlefield'. I am sure that you know history better than Western politicians who cast such " They must have done poorly in school.. They draw wrong conclusions from their understanding of the past and what Russia is,” said Sergey Lavrov.

He also spoke again about the fact that Russia will “seek the protection of the rights of Russians (wherever they live), the Russian-speaking population”. And he said that Western countries are “dancing to someone else’s tune”.

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Recall that back in April, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on Europe to help Ukraine more and said that “the war will be won on the battlefield”.

We also recall that in early May, Lavrov complained that Ukraine was discussing security guarantees with Western countries, and not with Russia..