Russian Foreign Minister accuses West of triggering Ukranian crisis

Moscow: Russia’s foreign minister has accused the West of triggering the Ukrainian crisis by its “megalomania.” Sergey Lavrov on Friday urged the West to stop playing what he described as a zero-sum game against Russia and reach a settlement based on mutual interests. [caption id=“attachment_1539143” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West triggered the Ukrainian crisis. AFP[/caption]Speaking at the same security conference in Moscow, the head of the General Staff of the Russian military, General Valery Gerasimov, blamed the West for encouraging massive protests that chased Ukraine’s pro-Russian president from power in February. Russia annexed Ukraine’s region of Crimea in March, triggering the worst crisis in relations with the West since the Cold War. Pro-Russian insurgents also have seized government buildings in eastern Ukraine and fought government troops for more than a month. AP