Moscow: Troops in Ukraine defending Russians
GENEVA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday justified the use of Russian troops streaming into neighboring Ukraine's Crimea region as a necessary protection for his country's citizens living there.
The use of Russian troops is necessary "until the normalization of the political situation" in Ukraine, Lavrov said at an opening of a month-long session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
"This is a question of defending our citizens and compatriots, ensuring human rights, especially the right to life," Lavrov said. (AP)
