Russia's Lavrov rejects Zelenskiy's 'peace formula': RIA
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov (not pictured) at a news conference, in Moscow, Russia, Dec 23, 2022.
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PUBLISHED ONDecember 30, 2022 3:48 AM
Russia will not use Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's 'peace formula' as a basis for negotiations and believes Kyiv is still not ready for real peace talks, Russia's Ria news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday (Dec 29).
Lavrov also told Ria that Kyiv's idea of driving Russia out of eastern Ukraine and Crimea with Western help was "an illusion".
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