Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an interview to TASS, in which he discussed a wide range of issues.
– The United States has been proactive in contributing to the Ukraine settlement process in 2025 under the Trump administration by holding a plethora of consultations and putting forward peace plans. Have these efforts brought peace in Ukraine within closer reach in any way? What or maybe who is currently the main obstacle to achieving a settlement? Will the West finally understand how Kiev uses its money in the wake of several successive corruption scandals?
– Russia appreciates efforts by President of the United States Donald Trump and his team to achieve a peace settlement. We are committed to continuing to work with the American negotiators to devise lasting agreements for addressing the conflict’s root causes.
We see that Vladimir Zelensky’s regime and his European curators are not ready to engage in constructive talks. Kiev persists with its attempts to change the situation on the frontline where the Russian army firmly holds the initiative. This regime terrorises civilians by targeting civilian infrastructure in our country with its acts of sabotage.
Meanwhile, almost all European countries with few exceptions have been pumping the Kiev regime full of money and weapons. They dream about the Russian economy crumbling under the pressure of their sanctions. After a new administration came to power in the United States, Europe and the European Union emerged as the main obstacles to peace. They are making no secret of the fact that they are getting ready to fight it out with Russia on the battlefield.
