Russia Ready To Talk If Ukraine Army 'Lays Down Arms' - Russian Foreign Minister
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday Moscow was ready for talks if Ukraine's military surrendered, as he insisted that invading forces were looking to free the country from "oppression".
Russian President Vladimir Putin "took the decision to conduct a special military operation to demilitarise and de-Nazify Ukraine so that, freed from oppression, Ukrainians themselves could freely determine their future", Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow.
The comment suggested that Moscow intends to overthrow the Ukrainian authorities with its invasion.
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