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A little more on the stalled peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, with some comments from Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. Reuters reports Lavrov said he believes no peace deal can be made if negotiators try to “transfer the dialogue” to focus on what the West had to say instead of the immediate situation in Ukraine. That rules out chances for progress in talks, he added.
“We always say that we are ready for negotiations ... but we were given no other choice,” Lavrov said.
Ukraine and Russia have held intermittent peace talks since the end of February 2022, just days after Russia invaded its neighbour, but there has been little communication between them in recent weeks.
