According to him, the West made Ukraine a springboard for an attack on Russia, to undermine its interests.
"Already in the Sea of Azov, it was planned to build naval bases, primarily Anglo-Saxon ones," the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Lavrov said that the goals of the Russian special military operation are not invented, they are determined by the interests of Russia's security.
Also, the Russian minister during a press conference said that with the blessing of the West, a Nazi police state is being created in Ukraine.