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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 'West does not want Kiev to stop the war' during an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Wednesday.
"Ukraine refuses to negotiate. By [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky's decree, it has banned itself from any negotiations with Russia. And the West that has waged this war against us by means of Ukraine does not want Kiev to stop it," the Foreign Minister said.
Lavrov added that the results of the talks confirmed that China is 'firmly in favour of a peaceful settlement' of the situation around Ukraine. "We share the same approach. We have repeatedly commented on Chinese initiatives," he continued.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the participants of the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' held in Switzerland that Russia would be invited to the next peace conference that would mark the end of hostilities in Ukraine.
The peace conference in Burgenstock took place 15-16 June. Representatives of 91 states and eight international organisations attended the summit, while Russia was not invited.
Following the meeting, around 80 countries adopted a final declaration calling for Ukraine's territorial integrity, safeguarding nuclear weapons, placing the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant under the full control of Ukraine and IAEA supervision, and restoring safe access to seaports. In addition, the communique states the need for an exchange of war prisoners on a 'all-for-all' basis and the return to Ukraine of deported and displaced civilians, including children.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. It included the disarming and 'denazifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it 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.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that 'West does not want Kiev to stop the war' during an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Wednesday.
"Ukraine refuses to negotiate. By [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky's decree, it has banned itself from any negotiations with Russia. And the West that has waged this war against us by means of Ukraine does not want Kiev to stop it," the Foreign Minister said.
Lavrov added that the results of the talks confirmed that China is 'firmly in favour of a peaceful settlement' of the situation around Ukraine. "We share the same approach. We have repeatedly commented on Chinese initiatives," he continued.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the participants of the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' held in Switzerland that Russia would be invited to the next peace conference that would mark the end of hostilities in Ukraine.
The peace conference in Burgenstock took place 15-16 June. Representatives of 91 states and eight international organisations attended the summit, while Russia was not invited.
Following the meeting, around 80 countries adopted a final declaration calling for Ukraine's territorial integrity, safeguarding nuclear weapons, placing the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant under the full control of Ukraine and IAEA supervision, and restoring safe access to seaports. In addition, the communique states the need for an exchange of war prisoners on a 'all-for-all' basis and the return to Ukraine of deported and displaced civilians, including children.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. It included the disarming and 'denazifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it 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 claimed that 'West does not want Kiev to stop the war' during an interview with Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin on Wednesday.
"Ukraine refuses to negotiate. By [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky's decree, it has banned itself from any negotiations with Russia. And the West that has waged this war against us by means of Ukraine does not want Kiev to stop it," the Foreign Minister said.
Lavrov added that the results of the talks confirmed that China is 'firmly in favour of a peaceful settlement' of the situation around Ukraine. "We share the same approach. We have repeatedly commented on Chinese initiatives," he continued.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told the participants of the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' held in Switzerland that Russia would be invited to the next peace conference that would mark the end of hostilities in Ukraine.
The peace conference in Burgenstock took place 15-16 June. Representatives of 91 states and eight international organisations attended the summit, while Russia was not invited.
Following the meeting, around 80 countries adopted a final declaration calling for Ukraine's territorial integrity, safeguarding nuclear weapons, placing the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant under the full control of Ukraine and IAEA supervision, and restoring safe access to seaports. In addition, the communique states the need for an exchange of war prisoners on a 'all-for-all' basis and the return to Ukraine of deported and displaced civilians, including children.
On June 14, Putin outlined his conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict in Ukraine. It included the disarming and 'denazifying' of a 'neutral' Ukraine, with Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions all recognised as part of Russia.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said that it lacked any 'real peace proposal', while Zelensky himself later labelled it 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.