Lavrov lauds US general’s remark on Ukraine as first step toward understanding reality
U.S. General Mark Milley has previously questioned Kyiv's goal of reclaiming all of its territories
MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a US general who questioned Kiev’s objective of regaining all of its territory was the first step toward understanding how things stand on Earth today.
"Today, I heard a statement by US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Mark Milley, who said that <…> Ukraine seemingly cannot expect to recapture all of its territory <…> in the near future; that is a step forward toward understanding how things stand on Earth now," Lavrov said in an interview with the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" TV show. An excerpt of the interview was posted by reporter Pavel Zarubin on his Telegram channel on Sunday.
At a news conference following a virtual meeting of a West-led contact group of countries sending weapons to Kiev on Thursday, Milley said Ukraine is unlikely to recapture all of its territory in the near term. According to the US general, Kiev’s strategic objective of regaining the territories taken by Russian troops could be achievable militarily, but not any time soon.