Lavrov, at the UN, pledges 'full protection' for any territory annexed by Russia
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2022.
"All of the laws, doctrines, concepts and strategies of the Russian Federation apply to all of its territory," he said, also referring specifically to Russia's doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons.on Thursday by former President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, that any weapons in Moscow's arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to defend territories incorporated into Russia.
Putin launched the full-scale invasion after complaining that the expansion of the U.S.-led NATO alliance since the collapse of the Soviet Union was a threat to Russia.
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