Lavrov says Russia aims at more than Donbass

STORY: Lavrov says Russia aims at more than Donbass DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: pic of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in March 2022various of Moscowpics of negotiations among military delegations of Türkiye, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as representatives of the United Nations STORYLINE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the "geographical objectives" of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have changed as the West is providing Ukraine with more long-range weapons. Lavrov told RT broadcaster and RIA Novosti news agency in an interview that beyond Lugansk and Donetsk, the Russian operation will be expanded to the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and other territories to push the contact line further away. While global concerns over food insecurity grow, Istanbul is preparing to host a second round of talks in anticipation of a solid outcome regarding the safe transport of Ukrainian grain to internat