UKRAINE CRISIS: LAVROV WARNS OVER RUSSIA 'REGIME CHANGE' GOAL (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, November 22, 2014, 20:41

Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine are aimed at forcing regime change in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

Speaking to foreign policy advisers in Moscow, Mr Lavrov referred to calls for sanctions "that will destroy the economy and cause public protests".

On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow must guard against a "colour revolution".

Russia denies arming Ukrainian rebels or sending Russian troops there.

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