# Lavrov: Ukrainian settlement requires fulfilling original special military operation goals

https://mins.news/en/item/60950

- TASS, 2026-09-16 12:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188477

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said resolving the situation in Ukraine requires fulfilling the goals set at the start of the special military operation to eliminate what he called the crisis’s root causes. He listed NATO’s movement toward Russia’s borders, oppression of Russians and policies targeting Russian education, media and culture.

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