Russia has for the first time stated as among its ultimate war aims achieving regime change in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Sunday remarks which were publicized Monday that Moscow will help the Ukrainian people “get rid of the regime” in Kiev.
Going into early summer, the Russian military had focused its battlefield goals on “liberating” the Donbas, but this latest Lavrov comment on removing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky represents the most expansive war aim yet.
“We are determined to help the people of eastern Ukraine to liberate themselves from the burden of this absolutely unacceptable regime,” Lavrov said while meeting with Arab League officials in Egypt.
He added for emphasis, “We will certainly help the Ukrainian people to get rid of the regime, which is absolutely anti-people and anti-historical,” according to The Associated Press.
Though as yet unclear if Lavrov’s provocative statements represent a change in official Kremlin policy, they do represent an about-face for the Russian top diplomat, given he early on in the invasion said that Russia was not looking to depose Zelensky.
The AP’s reporting notes that “His remarks contrasted with the Kremlin’s line early in the war, when it repeatedly emphasized that Russia wasn’t seeking to overthrow Zelenskyy’s government, even as Moscow’s troops closed in on Kyiv. Russia later retreated from around the capital and turned its attention to capturing the Donbas.”
A week ago Lavrov announced that Moscow has expanded its war aims, as FT recorded of his prior statement:
Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia’s goals were more ambitious than Moscow had declared at the start of the war in February, when it claimed its goal was to “liberate” the eastern Donbas border region. Moscow’s war aims now extend to the provinces of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, which are mostly occupied by Russian forces, Lavrov said.
Some political analysts in the West – the University of Chicago’s John Mearsheimer foremost among them – have stated their belief that Moscow initially sought to limit operations to the East, in defense of the pro-Russian breakaway republics; however, Mearsheimer has argued that many variables have likely caused Putin to expand beyond these initial goals. Chief among the battlefield variables remains Washington and the West’s continually escalating involvement, especially in weapons shipments – including longer range missile systems. Both sides keep escalating, with no signs that negotiations will happen anytime soon until something more decisive on the battlefield.
Lavrov alluded to this in his comments from last week, saying, “If the west continues to pump Ukraine full of weaponry out of impotent rage or a desire to exacerbate the situation [ . . .] then that means our geographical tasks will move even further from the current line.”
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A logical progression of the Russian response to US provocations against Russian peoples.
Is this a surprise?
Germany is feeling the consequences of their sanctions and thefts against Russia, and they have not even started yet.
I noticed that The Anglo-Saxon world hates Germany. One of the missions of the current Ukraine war is to beat Germany the third time (World War 1, & 2, and now). USA is succeeding on this.
Especially when this mad dictator is talking about launching missiles into Russia…
Zelensky is being murdered by CIA. His dad can live in many of his mansions now.
This is what continuing provocation does. I guess this means we are no longer the only country with the privilege of engaging in regime change. It’s not so lonely here at the top these days.
Time to learn from USA. How many regimes have USA changed for the past 60 years?
All of them.
Including, in 2020, it’s own.
Zel will live in his 35 million dollar villa in Florida while he enjoys spending his 2 billion in cash. How many of the 3 million Ukrainian refugees will come back to the Ukraine? Their homes and belongings are gone….forever. Ukraine will be updated and rebuilt, if the people come back they will have to buy back what USED TO BELONG TO THEM, starting over from scratch. See how that scam works? The banksters will finance it for them over 30 years, rinse and repeat.
They’re all just playing their parts. The show must go on. TPTB need something flashy like a war to distract the proles from their global genocide. Watch all these incipient vax deaths be blamed on war stress or nukes.
Russia’s jab is just as poisonous as the J&J or AstraZeneca jab, as they are all adenovirus based delivery systems for the spike protein. We know that these spike proteins are a cytotoxin and culprit of the massive clotting that we’ve seen. And that’s assuming they didn’t just jab their people up with nanomachines too.
China’s jab is no better, also delivering the spike protein via dead covid cells that have been killed off with β-Propiolactone. β-Propiolactone has of course been labeled a carcinogen. How on Earth is it safe to inject cells that have been coated with something like that, let alone the spike proteins or other adjuvants that we have no idea about.
Africa and SA aren’t any safer I fear, the Who and Gates have been perfecting their vaccine lies and schemes on those continents for decades. The entire industry is suspect at this point, and I say that as someone who you used to laugh at antivaxxers. How can any sane person trust that any vaccine vial contains what they claim after the last 2 years ?
So you are saying to triple vax pianist, Elensky?
Penist
The USA will kill their puppet and blame Russia. FACT. The US $ is dead when the world wakes up.
Should’ve been done months ago. Iskander missile right on that little bastard’s head.
Putin is out of line. Regime change is strictly the purview of the United States.
.from Imgflip Meme Generator
To hell with Ukraine. Can Vlad as leader of the sane world help us get rid of our illegitimate insane regime here in the USA?
BTW Ukraine is winning. Russia about to collapse any hour now…
Do us next.
Liberty- They will.
I think the Chinese have first dibs on us unfortunately.
Boogie- Does it matter, 220-221, whatever it takes.
Hilarious, Keaton has made some great movies.
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In the end I guess it really doesn’t matter. Though if I had my druthers, I prefer the Russians over the Chinee
Are you nuts Boogie?? Russians will shoot your ass and then sit on top of your dead body and eat their lunch. Chinese cry like little bitches going into battle. I’ll take the Chinks.
Boogie- India regulars whipped their ass in a day. India Boogie…..India.
Whoever shows up will not be here for liberation purposes.
BL – I hope your right. There’s just so many of those little guy’s.
What do you bet Zelensky is already in Florida ?? If not than a CIA murder plot is not of the table and the BIG THEY will blame Putin !
Like gas prices in the US PUTIN , Putin , Putin …
Repeat the lies often and they become woven into the daily thought process of the sheeple !
The Parasitic State Of Washington DC filled to overflow of elected , appointed and hired treasonous anti-American agenda driven pathetic individuals . These POS’s have typically one mission in life , maintain staying power long enough to cash out BIG !
The damage or death of the Republic and average citizens is not even in their view of reality or consideration !
The Zel look alike has been there almost since the beginning. Any speeches by the real Zel came from his basement office in Florida. The gentle sway of the palm trees next to the ocean laughing his ass off, ya gotta give ’em credit.
Hey Lavrov, a little help over here please. Ukraine isn’t the only place needing a regime change.
Are you talking about the Disunited States of Shoppers and Borrowers?
Good choice….and the sooner the better…you should have done it years ago.