Russian foreign minister accuses West of trying to ‘stop the march of history’ by providing military aid to Ukraine


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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to defend the war in Ukraine and warn the United States against interfering in Taiwan. The speech, which was delivered in New York on Saturday, came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation in the wake of a series of setbacks on the battlefield. Mr Lavrov said the US and its allies were trying to "stop the march of history" by providing military aid to Ukraine. He also accused the West of "throwing a fit" over referendums that are currently...