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And he said Lavrov Fly "He is open to talks with the West about the war in Ukraine, a statement Washington rejected as "charade"At a time when Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities.
He added in an interview broadcast on state television, that "Russia is ready to talk to the United States or Turkey about ways to end the war" which broke out eight months ago, but "They have not yet received any serious negotiation proposals".
His affirmation of Russia’s openness to the idea of the talks came after a series of defeats, since the beginning of September, which have turned the tide of the conflict in favor of Ukraine.
Lavrov added that officials, including White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby, said the United States is open to talks but Russia I refused.
Lavrov said: "This is a lie. We have not received serious offers to make a call".
In response to Lavrov’s speech, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington "He has little confidence" That Russia is making a real offer for the talks, why "Lavrov’s comments came within hours of Russian missile strikes that killed civilians in Ukraine".
Price added during a press conference: "We consider these statements representative. We do not see this as a constructive and legitimate offer to engage in the dialogue and diplomatic efforts needed to end this brutal war of aggression.".
He said talks to end the war should finally take place between Ukraine and Russia.
Lavrov also said that Russia will not refuse a meeting between the president Vladimir Putin And his American counterpart, Joe Biden, during the G-20 summit to be held in Indonesia in the middle of next month, and will study any proposals that come to him in this regard.
The Russian Foreign Minister continued: "We have repeatedly stated that we never turn down meetings. If we get a suggestion, we’ll look into it".
Commenting on the possibility that Turkey will host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions, but could not say in advance whether that would lead to results.
Added that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan He will have the opportunity to present proposals to Putin when they both visit Kazakhstan this week.
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And he said Lavrov Moscow is “open to talks with the West over the war in Ukraine, a statement that Washington dismissed as a” charade “at a time when Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities.
In an interview broadcast on state television, he added that “Russia is ready to hold talks with the United States or Turkey on ways to end the war” which broke out eight months ago, but “has not yet received any serious proposals. negotiation “.
His affirmation of Russia’s openness to the idea of the talks came after a series of defeats, since the beginning of September, which have turned the tide of the conflict in favor of Ukraine.
Lavrov added that officials, including White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby, said the United States is open to talks but Russia I refused.
“This is a lie. We haven’t received serious offers to get in touch,” Lavrov said.
In response to Lavrov’s speech, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington had “little faith” that Russia was making a real offer for the talks, because “Lavrov’s comments went as far as a few hours after the Russian missile attacks that killed civilians in Ukraine “.
“We see these statements as charades. We don’t see them as a constructive and legitimate offer to engage in the dialogue and diplomatic efforts needed to end this brutal war of aggression,” Price added at a news conference.
He said talks to end the war should finally take place between Ukraine and Russia.
Lavrov also said that Russia will not refuse a meeting between the president Vladimir Putin And his American counterpart, Joe Biden, during the G-20 summit to be held in Indonesia in the middle of next month, and will study any proposals that come to him in this regard.
And the Russian foreign minister continued: “We have repeated several times that we never refuse meetings. If we receive a proposal, we will evaluate it”.
Commenting on the possibility that Turkey will host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions, but could not say in advance whether that would lead to results.
Added that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan He will have the opportunity to present proposals to Putin when they both visit Kazakhstan this week.
