Germany: FM Lavrov speaks at the Munich Security Conference *FULL VERSION*

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the European Union (EU) and the USA of escalating the Ukrainian crisis at “every stage of development“ during his address at the 51st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Sunday. In support of his accusation, Lavrov cited western support for the Maidan Square uprising in Kiev, the refusal of the EU to console Russia in regards to the Association Agreement with Ukraine, and the “indulgences“ given to the Ukrainian government for starting a “large-scale milita