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🇬🇧UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, accusing Moscow of having no intention of ending its war against Ukraine and warning that Russia would not win. “We all know who the aggressor is in this war. Just yesterday, Russian drones attacked and killed 15 people at a railway station in Dnipro. And there are countless examples of you killing innocent civilians throughout this entire war. We all know that you are the aggressor,” Miliband said, according to Sky News. He added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had expected to win the war quickly but had underestimated Ukraine’s resistance and international support. “Putin thought he would win this war easily. But you will not win this war. Thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the solidarity of the nations represented at this table, you will not win,” Miliband said. He urged Lavrov to acknowledge that Russia could not achieve victory and convey that message to Putin. Following the meeting, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Lavrov had made numerous false and distorted statements but showed no willingness to engage in peace negotiations. “Even if the Russians claim otherwise in words, their actions suggest otherwise. Russia must prove through its actions that it is ready for negotiations,” Kallas told AFP. Asked why she had not taken a joint photo with Lavrov, Kallas replied: “We must not normalize war crimes at this table.”