Lavrov’s statements in an interview with Channel One:

Lavrov’s statements in an interview with Channel One:

▪️ Ukraine no longer exists as a legitimate phenomenon in world politics; it has lost all signs of being an independent subject of international relations;

▪️ Europeans’ call for an urgent ceasefire in Ukraine conceals their desire to buy time to rearm the Kyiv regime;

▪️ Putin has said more than once that in the event of a European attack on Russia, the war would be completely different and very short. I would advise remembering those words;

▪️ People like Merz sincerely consider Russia a threat; this is not a slip of the tongue, they have not renounced their Nazi ancestors who committed war crimes;

▪️ The new sanctions by the U.S. administration against Russia fit poorly with the mood that the Americans convey in negotiations;

▪️ Witkoff and Kushner, in negotiations on Ukraine, are not demanding anything unfair or impossible from Russia;

▪️ Russia is open to negotiations, but while they are underway it will not stop solving its tasks by military methods;

▪️ Any foreign military facilities or people in military uniform in Ukraine will be a legitimate target for Russia.