Frankfurt (Germany), Sept. 8 (LaPresse) – “The West did not give Ukraine the opportunity to make peace, despite the numerous opportunities.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this in an interview with the online project ‘Sama Menshova’, as reported by Tass, arguing that Western countries should now “not get too worked up” over their “new ideas” regarding the war in Ukraine. Lavrov specifically cited the Istanbul negotiations of April 2022, claiming that then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had prevented Kyiv from accepting a negotiated solution. “He is lying,” Lavrov said, referring to Johnson’s subsequent denial that he had prohibited the Ukrainians from signing an agreement, but had merely guaranteed Western support if they chose to continue fighting. According to Lavrov, the West has repeatedly prevented Ukraine from signing peace proposals that Moscow was willing to accept.
Ukraine, Lavrov: “The West should not get too worked up with its new ideas for peace”
Frankfurt (Germany), Sept. 8 (LaPresse) – “The West did not give Ukraine the opportunity to make peace, despite the numerous opportunities.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this in an interview with the online project ‘Sama Menshova’, as reported by Tass, arguing that Western countries should now “not get too worked up” over their “new ideas” regarding the war in Ukraine. Lavrov specifically cited the Istanbul negotiations of April 2022, claiming that then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had prevented Kyiv from accepting a negotiated solution. “He is lying,” Lavrov said, referring to Johnson’s subsequent denial that he had prohibited the Ukrainians from signing an agreement, but had merely guaranteed Western support if they chose to continue fighting. According to Lavrov, the West has repeatedly prevented Ukraine from signing peace proposals that Moscow was willing to accept.