MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. The US is the only Western country willing to address the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a news conference to review the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025.
He also noted that, while the West has the right to talk among themselves "on the basis of their own rules," Moscow will conduct dialogue with its partners on the basis of equality and mutual respect.
TASS has compiled the top Russian diplomat’s key statements.
It is the West's prerogative to speak among themselves "on the basis of their own rules," while Russia will conduct dialogue with its partners "on the basis of the principle of equality."
Russia is ready to work with anyone willing to "negotiate honestly, on an equal footing, without blackmail or pressure": "And this is well known to all."
