# Lavrov: Ukraine conflict is direct consequence of West’s expansionist policy

https://mins.news/en/item/60886

- TASS, 2026-09-16 12:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188435

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Ukraine conflict was a direct consequence of the West’s expansionist policy. He said Western elites were aggressively resisting multipolarity and seeking to preserve their fading dominance through unilateral sanctions, pressure, interference and conflict provocation.

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