Ukraine foreign minister muses about 'punching' Russia's Lavrov


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  • Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Bulgarian counterpart Teodora Genchovska attend a news conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in an interview made public on Monday, said there had been times when he had felt the urge to "punch in the face" his Russian opposite number Sergei Lavrov in talks during the early stage of Moscow's invasion.

Kuleba's brief remarks were part of an hour-long informal interview with a Ukrainian video blogger focusing on topics ranging from cooking to hobbies and Ukrainian soccer.

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