By giving Russia an ultimatum, the Russian foreign minister says that “the West does not want to negotiate fairly.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West is not ready to negotiate fairly, as the proposal for dialogue by Ukraine and its allies amounts to an ultimatum for Moscow.
“Zelensky’s initiative has been known for a long time, it is already well-trodden. It is an ultimatum, pure and simple,” Lavrov said during the ministerial meeting of the Dialogue between Russia and the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf.
“The fact that the West is sticking to this ultimatum means only one thing: the West does not want to negotiate fairly,” the Russian foreign minister said.
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On the contrary, “the West wants to continue doing everything possible to bring Russia, as they hope, closer to a situation where they can declare a strategic defeat on the battlefield,” he added.
China proposes global security initiative
The senior Russian diplomat also said that Russia considers the proposal of Chinese President Xi Jinping on global security to be “very positive,” since: “Any conflict must begin to be analyzed from the causes that originated it.”
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Earlier, the leader of the Asian country stressed the importance of a peaceful solution to the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, emphasizing China’s support for all efforts aimed at reaching a political resolution.
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In this regard, Xi expressed China’s willingness to hold an international peace conference to address the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in an equitable manner with the participation of all relevant parties.
