The West, Kiev, and Long-Range Missiles: A Quest for Peace?

"The use of long-range weapons to strike Crimea, in order to generally make it unsuitable for habitation, and deep into the territory of Russia ... the transfer of relevant weapons, this suggests that the West does not want any constructive solution that would take into account the legitimate concerns of Russia," Lavrov said at the press conference.

“We have heard that the West strongly recommends Zelensky to hold such elections, apparently hoping that the election campaign and the voting itself will allow Zelensky to be brought a little into line with the interests of the West, because he is increasingly getting out of hand,” he noted.