PRETORIA, South Africa — Moscow was willing to negotiate with Ukraine in the early months of the war but the U.S. and other Western nations advised Kyiv against it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says West prevented negotiations to end Ukraine war
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the goals of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are “determined by Russia’s core legitimate interests” and will be fulfilled.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: West's 'hybrid war' won't stop Moscow
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