US envoy: Russia intends to dissolve Ukraine from world map

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “has even stated that this is Russia's war aim,” she said. Lavrov told an Arab summit in Cairo on Sunday ... ListenSectionsU.S.NewsWorldNewsPoliticsSportsEntertainmentBusinessTechnologyHealthScienceOdditiesLifestylePhotographyVideosListenSectionsAPTopNewsU.S.NewsWorldNewsAfricaAsiaPacificAustraliaEuropeLatinAmericaMiddleEastPoliticsJoeBidenMidtermelectionsCongressSupremeCourtSportsMLBNBANHLNFLEntertainmentFilmReviewsMoviesMusicTelevisionFashionBusinessU.S.economyFinancialmarketsTechnologyHealthCOVID-19ScienceMoreClimateandenvironmentOdditiesPhotographyTravelAPFactCheckLifestyleReligionPressReleasesTrendingNewsU.S.economyWomen'sEuro2022Jan.6hearingsClimateandenvironmentRussia-UkrainewarSearchADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-sergey-lavrov-linda-thomas-greenfield-136a6c5f92c2db52785cf22710797463Clicktocopyhttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-sergey-lavrov-linda-thomas-greenfield-136a6c5f92c2db52785cf22710797463ClicktocopyRelatedtopicsRussia-UkrainewarAPTopNewsWorldNewsSergeyLavrovLindaThomas-GreenfieldDonetskUnitedNationsUSenvoy:RussiaintendstodissolveUkrainefromworldmapByEDITHM.LEDERERJuly31,2022GMT1of2FILE-SecretaryofStateAntonyBlinkensitswithLindaThomas-Greenfield,UnitedStatesambassadortotheUnitedNations,astheymeetwithAfricanministersatUnitedNationsheadquarters,May18,2022.Russian,FrenchandAmericanleadersarecrisscrossingAfricaWednesday,July27,2022,towinsupportfortheirpositionsonthewarinUkraine,anintensecompetitionforinfluencethecontinenthasnotseensincetheColdWar.(EduardoMunoz/PoolPhotoviaAP,File)1of2FILE-SecretaryofStateAntonyBlinkensitswithLindaThomas-Greenfield,UnitedStatesambassadortotheUnitedNations,astheymeetwithAfricanministersatUnitedNationsheadquarters,May18,2022.Russian,FrenchandAmericanleadersarecrisscrossingAfricaWednesday,July27,2022,towinsupportfortheirpositionsonthewarinUkraine,anintensecompetitionforinfluencethecontinenthasnotseensincetheColdWar.(EduardoMunoz/PoolPhotoviaAP,File)UNITEDNATIONS(AP)—TheU.S.ambassadortotheUnitedNationssaidFridaythereshouldnolongerbeanydoubtthatRussiaintendstodismantleUkraine“anddissolveitfromtheworldmapentirely.”LindaThomas-GreenfieldtoldtheU.N.SecurityCouncilthattheUnitedStatesisseeinggrowingsignsthatRussiaislayingthegroundworktoattempttoannexalloftheeasternUkrainianregionsofDonetskandLuhanskandthesouthernKhersonandZaporizhzhiaregions,includingbyinstalling“illegitimateproxyofficialsinRussian-heldareas,withthegoalofholdingshamreferendaordecreetojoinRussia.”Russia’sForeignMinisterSergeyLavrov“hasevenstatedthatthisisRussia’swaraim,”shesaid.LavrovtoldanArabsummitinCairoonSundaythatMoscow’soverarchinggoalinUkraineistofreeitspeoplefromits“unacceptableregime.”ApparentlysuggestingthatMoscow’swaraimsextendbeyondUkraine’sindustrialDonbasregionintheeastcomprisingDonetskandLuhansk,Lavrovsaid:“WewillcertainlyhelptheUkrainianpeopletogetridoftheregime,whichisabsolutelyanti-peopleandanti-historical.”ADVERTISEMENTRussia’sdeputyU.N.ambassadorDmitryPolyanskytoldtheSecurityCouncilonFridaythat“Thede-NazificationanddemilitarizationofUkrainewillbecarriedoutinfull.”Russia-UkrainewarRedCrossstrugglestoseeprisonwhereUkrainianPOWsdiedCupSerieswelcomesRussiandriver'sreturntoracingEgyptfrees7,includingjournalist,researcherafterpardonJewishvolunteersbondwithUkrainiankidsatsummercamp“TheremustnolongerbeathreatfromthisstagetoDonbas,nortoRussia,nortotheliberatedUkrainianterritorieswhereforthefirsttimeinseveralyearspeoplearefinallyabletofeelthattheycanlivethewaytheywant,”hesaid.PolyanskyalsowarnedWesternnationssupplyinglong-rangeartilleryandMLRSsurface-to-surfacerocketsthattheywereshifting“theprovisionalsecurityline”furthertowardthewest,“andinsodoingclarifyingevenfurthertheaimsandobjectivesofourspecialmilitaryoperation.”Thomas-Greenfieldwentaftercountriesthatsay“onecountry’ssecurityshouldnotcomeattheexpenseofanother’s,”askingwhattheycallRussia’sinvasionofUkraine.Shedidn’tnameanycountrybutthisisaviewChinahasrepeatedfrequently,includingFridaybyitsdeputyU.N.ambassadorGengShuang.Hetoldthecouncil,“Puttingone’sownsecurityabovethatofothers,attemptingtostrengthenmilitaryblocs,establishingabsolutesuperiority...willonlyleadtoconflictandconfrontation,dividetheinternationalcommunityandmakethemselveslesssecure.”TheU.S.ambassadoralsowentafternationsthatcallforallcountriestoembracediplomacywithoutnamingRussia,saying:“Letusbeclear:Russia’songoingactionsaretheobstacletoaresolutiontothiscrisis.”AgainshenamednocountriesbutasignificantnumberofnationsinAfrica,AsiaandtheMideasttakethisapproach.Thomas-Greenfieldcitedevidenceofmountingatrocitiesincludingthereportedbombingsofschoolsandhospitals,“thekillingofaidworkersandjournalists,thetargetingofciviliansattemptingtoflee,thebrutalexecution-stylemurderofthosegoingabouttheirdailybusinessinBucha,”thesuburbofUkraine’scapitalKyivwherelocalauthoritiessaidhundredsofpeoplewerekilledduringitsoccupationbyRussianforces.ADVERTISEMENTShesaidthereisevidenceRussiaforces“haveinterrogated,detainedforcibly,deportedanestimatedhundredsofthousandsofUkrainiancitizens,includingchildren--tearingthemfromtheirhomesandsendingthemtoremoteregionsintheeast.”Nearly2millionUkrainiansrefugeeshavebeensenttoRussia,accordingtobothUkrainianandRussianofficials.Ukraineportraysthesejourneysasforcedtransferstoenemysoil,whichisconsideredawarcrime.RussiacallsthemhumanitarianevacuationsofwarvictimswhoalreadyspeakRussianandaregratefulforanewhome.ArecentAssociatedPressinvestigationbasedondozensofinterviewshasfoundthatwhilethesituationismorenuancedthattheUkrainianssuggest,manyrefugeesareindeedforcedtoembarkonasurrealtripintoRussia,subjectedalongthewaytohumanrightsabuses,strippedofdocumentsandleftconfusedandlostaboutwheretheyare.Thosewholeavegothroughaseriesofwhatareknownasfiltrationpoints,wheretreatmentrangesfrominterrogationandstripsearchestobeingyankedasideandneverseenagain.ADVERTISEMENT“TheUnitedStateshasinformationthatofficialsfromRussia’spresidentialadministrationareoverseeingandcoordinatingfiltrationoperations,”Thomas-Greenfieldtoldthecouncil.PolyanskycounteredthatdespiteUkraine’seffortsatintimidationoftheircitizens“peoplearechoosingthecountrythattheytrust”--Russia.HewarnedthatheavyweaponsbeingpouredintoUkrainebytheWest“willspilloverintoEurope”becauseofwhatheclaimedis“theflourishingcorruptionamongUkraine’spoliticalandmilitaryleadership.”PolyanskysaidWesternweaponsareonly“draggingouttheagonyandincreasingthesufferingoftheUkrainianpeople.”AddressingWesternambassadors,hesaid:“Theaimsofourspecialmilitaryoperationwillbeachievedeitherway,howevermuchfuelyoupourintothefireintheformofweapons.”___Correctsquotein16thparagraphtosaytheUnitedStates,nottheUnitedNations,hasinformation.APNEWSTopStoriesVideoContactUsAccessibilityStatementCookieSettingsDownloadAPNEWSConnectwiththedefinitivesourceforglobalandlocalnewsMorefromAPap.orgAPInsightsAPDefinitiveSourceBlogAPImagesSpotlightAPExploreAPBooksAPStylebookFollowAPTheAssociatedPressAboutContactCustomerSupportCareersTerms&ConditionsPrivacyAllcontents©copyright2022TheAssociatedPress.Allrightsreserved.