# Moscow issued no ultimatums to Washington over role in Ukraine strikes — Lavrov

https://mins.news/en/item/35258

- TASS, 2026-08-28 05:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178671

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow had not issued Washington an ultimatum over US assistance to Ukraine in strikes on Russian territory. He said Russian diplomats had instead asked the US State Department to confirm recurring Western media reports that the Trump administration was providing Kyiv with financial aid, weapons and intelligence.

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