According to the Foreign Minister, the Russian side is ready to listen to serious proposals from the West, but they have not yet been received.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference on the results of the activities of Russian diplomacy in 2022 said that the Russian side was not going to conduct any negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and there were no such proposals from the West. Press conference of the Foreign Minister broadcast on the channel of the Russian department.
According to Lavrov, the Ukrainian leader puts forward “absurd peace initiatives” to resolve the conflict, so there can be no talk of negotiations with him on his initiatives. In addition, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that according to the legislation of Ukraine it is forbidden to negotiate with the Russian government.
“All this Western chatter about “they are ready, but here we are…” is all from the evil one. We will be ready to respond to any serious proposals, but we don’t see any serious proposals yet,” the minister said.
The head of Russian diplomacy also noted that all statements by the West that there can be no negotiations on Ukraine without Ukraine are “nonsense”, since the leaders of Western countries themselves allegedly banned Zelensky negotiate in March last year.
Recall, on January 10, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara supports the “peace formula” presented by President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G20 summit in Indonesia. According to him, Russia demonstrates readiness for dialogue with Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on January 17 that Russia wants to sit down at the negotiating table only on its own terms. The readiness of the Kremlin’s diplomatic dialogue is due to the fact that the Russian authorities want to present themselves as winners to the Russians.
