United Nations, New York – Russia sees no willingness from Kyiv or European countries to negotiate what it calls a “just peace deal” to end the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
“So far, neither Kyiv nor its European sponsors seems to understand the urgency of the situation, and we are unwilling to negotiate just a peace deal,” Lavrov said in his address.
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He accused European nations of being “obsessed with the utopian goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia.”
Moscow, he argued, seeks to address the “root causes” of the conflict while ensuring its national security.
“Russia’s security in territories under Kyiv’s control must be restored,” Lavrov declared. “Only on this basis would Moscow discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.”
Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s long-standing complaint that NATO has ignored its security concerns and continued to expand eastward.
“This process continues today despite promises made to Soviet leaders not to move an inch to the East,” he said.
He also denounced what he described as growing threats of force against Russia. “We are accused of plotting attacks on the European Union, but Russia never had and does not have such intentions,” he insisted-
Turning to Washington’s role, Lavrov struck a more measured note, saying Moscow holds “certain hopes” for talks with the United States.
“In the approach of the current US administration, we see a desire not only to facilitate realistic solutions to the Ukrainian crisis but also to develop pragmatic cooperation without adopting an ideological stance,” he said.
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