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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questioned the sincerity of Ukraine’s shift in rhetoric towards potential ceasefire negotiations - arguing that President Zelensky 'might as well say the opposite tomorrow' - while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin for the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' show on Sunday.
"We shall rely on, evaluate and estimate only actions," Lavrov said. "There is a Russian folk proverb [go on, Yemelya - you'll bend my ear!] for what they are saying every day. It is better not to build a policy on this and to determine actions based on the tasks that were set within the special military operation."
On June 27, Zelensky claimed he would seek to end the conflict with Russia warning that Kiev doesn’t 'have too much time'. The Ukrainian president added that a peace plan would be 'on the table' in the coming months.
On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denazifying' to build a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
In turn, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that Russia lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled the terms as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'He might as well say the opposite tomorrow' - Lavrov shares concern on Pres Zelensky peace negotiation rhetorics change
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questioned the sincerity of Ukraine’s shift in rhetoric towards potential ceasefire negotiations - arguing that President Zelensky 'might as well say the opposite tomorrow' - while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin for the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' show on Sunday.
"We shall rely on, evaluate and estimate only actions," Lavrov said. "There is a Russian folk proverb [go on, Yemelya - you'll bend my ear!] for what they are saying every day. It is better not to build a policy on this and to determine actions based on the tasks that were set within the special military operation."
On June 27, Zelensky claimed he would seek to end the conflict with Russia warning that Kiev doesn’t 'have too much time'. The Ukrainian president added that a peace plan would be 'on the table' in the coming months.
On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denazifying' to build a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
In turn, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that Russia lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled the terms as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' by Rossiya 1; No access for Social Media usage including Telegram
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questioned the sincerity of Ukraine’s shift in rhetoric towards potential ceasefire negotiations - arguing that President Zelensky 'might as well say the opposite tomorrow' - while speaking in an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin for the 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' show on Sunday.
"We shall rely on, evaluate and estimate only actions," Lavrov said. "There is a Russian folk proverb [go on, Yemelya - you'll bend my ear!] for what they are saying every day. It is better not to build a policy on this and to determine actions based on the tasks that were set within the special military operation."
On June 27, Zelensky claimed he would seek to end the conflict with Russia warning that Kiev doesn’t 'have too much time'. The Ukrainian president added that a peace plan would be 'on the table' in the coming months.
On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. These conditions include the disarming and 'denazifying' to build a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
In turn, advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that Russia lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled the terms as an 'ultimatum'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.