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We have tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are refugees in our city because of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine,
the mayor said during an interview with LBC on Wednesday (19 February).
No Western leaders had ever said that, but he had said it several times. This is already a signal that he understands our position when President (Vladimir) Putin,
Lavrov said
He is the first, and so far, in my opinion, the only Western leader who has publicly and loudly said that one of the root causes of the Ukrainian situation was the impudent line of the previous administration to draw Ukraine into NATO,
Lavrov told lawmakers