This is 60 Minutes: Hot on the Trail.
- We're starting with the breaking news: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Poroshenko is preparing, I quote, a "shallow and lousy" provocation on the border of Russian Crimea and consulting with his Western partners.
- If Poroshenko dares to make a provocation, the response, I quote, will be "harsh" enough for them to regret their actions. He also stated the most important thing: that there won't be a war between Russia and Ukraine. We have Lavrov's word.
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "We aren't fighting against Ukraine's regime. It's Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine living in Donbass are who fighting against Ukraine's regime, which has all of the characteristics of Nazi and Neo-Nazi regimes. We won't go to war with Ukraine, that much I can promise you. The additional information that we have and tend to trust says that Poroshenko is planning an armed provocation on the border with the Russian Federation, on the border with Crimea at the end of December. The response will be so harsh that he'll regret his actions, I assure you. The provocation is shallow and lousy. Our relevant services are taking the necessary measures to prevent similar incidents."
- Well, it was quite clear, easy to understand, and explicit.
