evidence: But "at the same time, everyone says this is only conditions for negotiation," Lavrov said. [...] Lashing out at the West: In an earlier speech at the UNGA Saturday, Lavrov also slammed the US, European Union and NATO military alliance for their support of Ukraine, calling the West an "empire of lies." [...] Moscow has justified its invasion of Ukraine, which it usually refers to as a "special military operation," by framing it as a campaign of "denazification" — a description dismissed by historians and political observers — and as a struggle against Western powers who want to destroy Russia.