Post #1731

"Whenever we, in a spirit of goodwill, sincerely attempted to resolve this decade old crisis and reached mutual understanding, these agreements were inevitably undermined – not by us, but by the Ukrainians and their patrons. President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated, including very recently, that we are ready to discuss security issues in Europe. This, of course, includes eliminating its root causes and ensuring Russia’s legitimate security interests. Our approach aims not to compromise anyone else’s security interests, but to reach comprehensive agreements." Read Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following his visit to the United States within the framework of Russia’s UN Security Council Presidency in full: https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1962428/?lang=en