Moscow will not accept a truce that preserves the Kiev regime and allows foreign troops into Ukraine, the top diplomat has said<\/p>\n
The West is trying to force Russia to accept an \u201cultimatum\u201d on the Ukraine conflict by demanding a ceasefire before peace talks, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
\nIn an interview with TASS news agency on Wednesday, Russia\u2019s top diplomat argued that Western countries first want Moscow and Kiev to agree to a ceasefire, after which a multinational force led by France and the UK would be deployed before real negotiations begin.
\n\u201cWhat does this mean? It is an ultimatum,\u201d Lavrov said.
\nAccording to the minister, such a scenario would effectively freeze the conflict while leaving \u201cthe Nazi regime\u201d in power in Kiev, with Western countries refusing to recognize the former Ukrainian territories that voted to join Russia in referendums.
\nLavrov said Russia would not accept such conditions, adding that the country has not abandoned its principles, despite external pressure.<\/p>\n
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Moscow has repeatedly rejected proposals for an immediate ceasefire, arguing that any pause in the fighting would allow Kiev to regroup and rearm with Western military assistance. Russian officials have also consistently opposed the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine, warning they would be treated as legitimate military targets.
\nThe diplomat also argued that Western countries have been waging a \u201cferocious\u201d proxy war against Russia by supplying advanced weapons to Ukraine and backing anti-government Russian activists living abroad. He described the situation as \u201cunprecedented\u201d and \u201cserious.\u201d\u00a0
\n\u201cThe entire \u2018civilized\u2019 world, as it calls itself, has turned against us,\u201d Lavrov said.<\/p>\n
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According to him, the West\u2019s covert aim is to turn the Russian public against the government.
\n\u201cWe launched the special military operation at a time when society was generally calm, comfortable, and broadly satisfied with its standard of living. That did not suit the West. They did not want society to remain calm. They wanted to turn the public against the authorities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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