'Protection' for all Russian territory: Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS — Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Saturday said regions in which referendums are being held would be under Russia's "full protection" if they are incorporated in line with the referendums.

Lavrov, addressing the United Nations General Assembly and the world's media in New York, talked of Russia's special military operation since February.

From Friday, referendums were conducted in four eastern regions: Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.