Ukrainian troops carried out drills using U.S. supplied Javelin anti-tank missiles in Eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, December 22.
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READ MORE: Russian and U.S. negotiators will hold talks in January to discuss Moscow’s demand that NATO halt its eastward expansion into the countries of the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine, Russia’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, said Wednesday.
“We don’t want a war,” Lavrov said. “We don’t want to take the path of confrontation. But we will firmly ensure our security using the means we consider necessary,” he said in an interview with Russian RT television.
The foreign minister’s remarks came as Russian energy giant Gazprom continued to restrict natural gas supplies to Europe, prompting renewed accusations the Kremlin is using energy exports as a political weapon.
Lavrov also said Russia would hold separate discussions with NATO but that talks should not be dragged out. “I hope that they will take us seriously given the moves we take to ensure our defense capability,” he added.
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