**OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY SERGEY LAVROV:**

**Any foreign military facilities or personnel in military uniform on Ukrainian territory will be considered a legitimate target** for Russia — Lavrov

He advised remembering Putin's words that **in the event of a European attack on Russia, the war would be "completely different **and very short."

Other statements by **the Russian Foreign Minister:**

 **People like Merz sincerely consider Russia a threat; this is not a slip of the tongue — they have not disowned their Nazi ancestors** who committed war crimes;

**The new sanctions imposed by the US administration against Russia are hardly consistent with the sentiments** that the Americans are conveying during negotiations;

 **Witkoff and Kushner are not demanding anything unfair or impossible from Russia** in the negotiations on Ukraine;

 **Russia is open to negotiations, but will not cease accomplishing its tasks by military means** during the course of them.

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