Lavrov Says Surprised Self-Determination Right Mentioned Regarding Greenland, Not Crimea

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-09-26
UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday that he is surprised why the right to self-determination in the United Nations applies to Greenland, but not Crimea. "I asked [UN Secretary-General Antonio] Guterres, we met the day before yesterday, I say, why is there no mention of the option of the right to self-determination in relation to Ukraine, at least an option? He says, 'We have been th......
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