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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of #ASEAN events 📍 Vientiane, July 26, 2024 #RussiaTürkiye

@RusEmbMalta Press Release 🇷🇺Interview of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Turkish Media 📍Moscow, 29 January 2026 On 29 January 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an interview to Turkish media, outlining Russia’s principled assessment of the situation around Ukraine, the role of the West, and the prospects for a sustainable security architecture. 🔹 Key points 🧭 Ukraine and the West Russia views the Ukrainian conflict as part of a broader confrontation with the West. Ukraine has been turned into a pawn – a tool used to build a military bulwark along Russia’s borders, creating direct threats to Russian security. 📜Breach of Ukraine’s founding principles Ukraine’s Declaration of Independence explicitly enshrined non-alignment, neutrality and renunciation of nuclear weapons. It was precisely these principles that formed the basis on which Russia – along with most countries worldwide – recognised Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. 🔹A conflict prepared in advance The crisis in Ukraine was not spontaneous. It was carefully prepared and financed, including by the United States. As former US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has acknowledged, around USD 5 billion was spent to engineer a coup and transform Ukraine into an “anti-Russia” project. ⚠️ A tragic repetition of history The Zelensky regime represents a grim repetition of history — not a farce, but a tragedy, given the immense human toll. Many lives have been sacrificed by the regime and its Western patrons. ⛔Ceasefire proposals Russia considers unacceptable the repeated calls by Zelensky for a ceasefire of 60 days or longer. Past experience shows that such pauses were consistently exploited to rearm Ukraine, mobilise new recruits by force, regroup troops and prolong the conflict. 🕊️Missed opportunity in Istanbul (April 2022) Concrete and honest security guarantees were formulated during negotiations in Istanbul, hosted by Türkiye. These included the absence of foreign military bases on Ukrainian territory and restrictions on military exercises involving external forces. Everything was agreed in detail – but the process was blocked after external political interference. 📄So-called “peace plans” Russia has not seen the “20-point plan” repeatedly referenced by Zelensky. As understood, it has since been reworked by Ukraine and certain European states and is now being promoted as an alternative “vision” of peace. 🌍Multipolar world Russia does not oppose states that firmly defend their national interests. On the contrary, a truly multipolar world can only emerge through self-respecting states guided by common sense — states that defend their own interests while respecting those of others. 🔗 Full text of the interview: 👉here. #RussiaTürkiye #SergeyLavrov #UkraineCrisis