Russian Foreign Minister Threatens Other Countries, Discusses "Legitimate Targets"

Breaking: These Countries Are Targets for Russia and Here’s Why

On March 18th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that any countries that provide military equipment to aid Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion would be considered “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes.

In a statement, Lavrov told the RT television channel that any cargo containing foreign supplies which Russia believes to include military equipment will be considered “fair game.”

“We clearly said that any cargo moving into the Ukrainian territory which we would believe is carrying weapons would be fair game,” he stated. “This is clear because we are implementing the operation the goal of which is to remove any threat to the Russian Federation coming from the Ukrainian soil.”

Similar comments were made a week prior by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to reporting by the Financial Times.

At the time, Ryabkov said that “pumping up [Ukraine] with weapons from a whole range of countries” was “not just a dangerous move,” but “something that turns these convoys into legitimate military targets.”

According to reporting from the Times of Israel, Ryabkov also noted that Moscow had previously warned “about the consequences of the thoughtless transfer to Ukraine of weapons like man-portable air defense systems, anti-tank missile systems and so on.”

On March 18th, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech about the ongoing invasion during a jam-packed outdoor concert in Moscow.

According to reports about the event, the slogan “For a world without Nazism” appeared on the stage that Putin was speaking on.

Speaking about the ongoing invasion — which Putin has referred to in the past as a “special military operation” — the Russian president reportedly stated: “It is precisely to save people from this suffering, from this genocide that is the main, main reason, motive and goal of the military operation that we launched in the Donbass and Ukraine.”

“We know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost,” Putin reportedly added. “And we will absolutely accomplish all of our plans.”

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