Russia rejects a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned on Might 21.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a cellphone name on Might 19 as Ukraine and its allies intensify efforts to finish Russia's battle. Putin rejected a ceasefire and as an alternative insisted on negotiating a "memorandum concerning a possible future peace treaty."
Lavrov rejected the push to "have a truce after which we'll see," claiming that the "root causes" of Russia's battle have to be resolved.
Lavrov accused European leaders, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, of pushing Trump to tighten sanctions towards Russia.
"We’ve already been in these tales, we don’t need this anymore," Lavrov mentioned, referring to negotiations between Moscow and Ukraine following the onset of Russia's full-scale battle towards Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia initiated peace talks with Ukraine, which happened on Might 16, following Moscow's rejection of calls from Ukraine and its allies for a direct ceasefire. The Kremlin claimed the negotiations can be a resumption of the 2022 peace negotiations.
Within the 2022 peace talks and on Might 16, Russian authorities issued maximalist calls for to Ukraine. On Might 14, Russia introduced its delegation would include low-level officers, led by Putin's aide, Vladimir Medinsky.
Putin didn’t attend the Istanbul peace talks on Might 16, regardless of an invite from President Volodymyr Zelensky to fulfill him face-to-face.
Lavrov was additionally absent from the peace talks, signalling Russia's unwillingness to make progress on the Istanbul negotiations.
The talks have been largely inconclusive. Russia reiterated maximalist calls for, together with that Ukraine settle for the lack of Crimea and 4 japanese areas.
The Kyiv IndependentOleg Sukhov