He dismissed calls for a ceasefire along the current line of contact before negotiations begin, saying Moscow had tried a similar approach during the Istanbul talks in the early months of the war.

Lavrov accused Ukraine of attempting to draw Belarus into the conflict by expanding the geography of military operations.

He dismissed calls for a ceasefire along the current line of contact before negotiations begin, saying Moscow had tried a similar approach during the Istanbul talks in the early…

According to the Russian foreign minister, the Ukrainian conflict can still be resolved through political and diplomatic means