According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, quoted by pro-Kremlin media, the West is inciting Ukraine to keep the war going, sabotaging any diplomatic effort by Russia.
Disappointed by the West's false promises, Russia rejects the idea of a truce and will continue the fight for peace, says the Russian Foreign Minister, quoted by pro-Kremlin media
Saving the Russian language in Ukraine requires denazification of a country where Russian speakers have been persecuted by Nazis after the 2014 coup, pro-Kremlin media writes.
The European leaders cannot be involved in peace negotiations for Ukraine because they want the war to continue, says the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, amid reports that the Americans have decided to exclude the Europeans.