Recognition of the Russian annexation of Crimea and other Ukrainian regions is a prerequisite for negotiations, recalls Sergueï Lavrov
The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, who goes to the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BRICS will meet this Monday and Tuesday in Rio to prepare for the meeting of presidents, which will take place in July recalled the conditions on Monday to any negotiation with kyiv.
“We remain open to negotiations. But the ball is not in our camp. So far, kyiv has not demonstrated his ability to negotiate ”he said to the Brazilian media O Globoaccording to a Russian translation of his published interview Monday by his ministry. And unroll the list of Russian requirements: “We start from the principle that kyiv’s unpublishing at NATO and the confirmation of its status as a neutral and non-aligned country. »» According to him, this is also “Overcoming the consequences of kyiv’s” neonazi regime “, trained following the February 2014 coup, including his actions aimed at exterminating legislatively and physically everything that is Russian: language, media, culture, traditions and canonical orthodoxy”.
To this list, he adds: “International recognition of the membership of Crimea, Sébastopol, the” People’s Republic of Donetsk “, the” People’s Republic of Louhansk “, the Oblast of Kherson and that of Zaporijia in Russia is imperative. »» He continues: “On the agenda are the tasks of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the lifting of sanctions, legal proceedings and arrest warrants, and the restitution of Russian assets” frozen “in the West. »»
There follows an attack in good standing against the European allies of Ukraine: “Instead of facilitating a peace agreement, the European Union seeks to compromise the conclusion of such agreements on the pretext that it has not been really invited to negotiations. At the same time, the EU is preparing to send military contingents from NATO countries to Ukraine, despite our warnings on the unacceptable nature of such a measure. The deliveries of arms to kyiv continue. It is planned to increase the potential of its military industry. »»
However, he finds a reason for satisfaction: “Unlike the Biden administration, which provided deadly weapons to the kyiv regime and actively trained Ukraine in NATO, the current American administration is trying to understand the deep causes of the crisis. »»