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7 a.m.: Russia not aiming for end of war in Ukraine on May 9, says Lavrov
Russia is not seeking to end the war in Ukraine on May 9, celebrated as Victory Day, its foreign minister said, as analysts believed a possible end to the conflict on that date. “Our military will not artificially adjust their actions to any date, including Victory Day,” Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Italian TV Mediaset broadcast on Sunday, referring to the date commemorating May 9, 1945 and the surrender of the Nazis to the Allies, including the Soviet Union.