— The fact that this letter was made public indicates that Ukraine is not interested in talks. President [Władimir Putin] interpreted the letter as a signal that Kyiv [wcale] I don't want negotiations, said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, quoted by TASS.
Moscow wants to return to the Anchorage arrangements
Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready to engage in “honest, fraud-free talks” on ending the war in Ukraine. He also stated that the United States unfortunately shows no interest in returning to the agreements reached at the Russia-US summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
— I sincerely hope that the experience of past failures, when the West refused to implement the agreements it supported, will not be repeated with regard to the Alaska agreement. Unfortunately, so far our American partners have not shown interest in this topic, he emphasized.
Sergei Lavrov criticizes the European coalition supporting Ukraine
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia was “concerned” by the statement of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who stated at a Congress meeting that the United States could not act as a mediator due to its support for Ukraine.
Sergei Lavrov also criticized the agreement between the leaders of Great Britain, France and Germany on the production of weapons for Ukraine. — Together with Volodymyr Zelensky, they signed a document on strategic support for the regime in Kiev and preparations for the deployment of “stabilization” forces, in other words, occupation forces, in what was left of Ukraine after the conflict, he said.
— They also agreed to provide Ukraine with additional long-range weapons capable of attacking targets deep inside Russia. In this context, I don't see how anyone can [z nich] can seriously talk about negotiations, he emphasized.
