MOSCOW — Russia's Foreign Ministry called on May 2 on Western powers to give up their "destructive" policy on Ukraine and urged Kyiv to stop its "punitive operation" in the south-east of the country. "This will allow a real process of de-escalation to begin," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Russian foreign ministry tells West to halt ‘destructive’ Ukraine policy
Pro-Russian rebels shot down 2 helicopters and killed two Ukrainian soldiers on May 2 in Slovyansk. Russia's Foreign Ministry called to give \"destructive\" policy in Ukraine and urged Kyiv to stop its \"anti-terrorist\" operation in the south-east of the country.