Following the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered stark answers to reporters regarding the U.S. escalation in Ukraine. Asked about the prospects of peace in Ukraine now, Lavrov replied: “Well… There is still no confirmation either from the White House or from the Pentagon.
“We basically take our position on the basis of what is going on physically. And physically, ATACMS, apparently not as long as 300 kilometers, are being used, including this early morning in Russia, against the Bryansk Region of Russia, which is bordering Ukraine. And we proceed from the understanding that this is happening, and that any modification of ATACMS cannot be used without American experts and instructors, including satellite data, programming, and targeting. The President mentioned this several times: If long-range missiles are going to be applied from Ukraine into Russian territory, it will also mean that they are operated by American experts, military experts. And we will be taking this as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia, and we’ll react accordingly.”
