There should be no doubt that Russia intends to dismantle Ukraine “and completely remove it from the world map.” Such a statement was made by the US Constant Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Grinfield, Sky News reports.
According to the American diplomat, the United States is observing the growing signs that Russia is preparing the ground to attempt to annexation of all East Ukrainian regions – Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as the South Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions, including by appointing “illegal proxies in areas retained Russia, with the aim of conducting fictitious referenda or a decree on joining Russia. “
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, “even stated that this was the goal of the Russian war,” she said.