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Russia's foreign minister repeated his country's false claim that it did not attack Ukraine, saying instead that it had launched the "special military operation" to defend two pro-Kremlin regions.
After meeting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Antalya, Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was being threatened and had to defend the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, Sky News reported.
Russia recognized the pro-Kremlin, Ukrainian territories of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states on February 21, three days before Russian troops entered Ukraine. The designation gave Russia a justification to invade Ukraine.
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