Russia’s FM vows ‘full military protection’ for any Ukrainian territory captured by Moscow Lavrov’s remarks were delivered as at least four Russian-occupied regions in eastern and southern Ukraine conducted the votes to join Russia. At the conference in the US city of New York on the sidelines of the UNGA, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that all the territories that will be annexed under the controversial referendums in Ukraine will be given “full military protection.” Lavrov threatened the use of nuclear weapons should Ukraine attempt to reclaim those territories…
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