Russia ready for talks on Ukraine, but without ceasefire - Lavrov

Russia ready for talks on Ukraine, but without ceasefire - Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS: Russia is ready for talks on Ukraine, but will not consider any ceasefire proposals because Moscow has already been deceived once, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"We are working in the real situation that has developed In March and April 2022 there were negotiations, everything was already initialed. But two days later there was Bucha (the events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha - TASS), because, I think, someone in London or Washington does not want this war to end," the top diplomat said at a press conference following the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
"That is why now, when we hear about negotiations, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin commented on it, he said very clearly: yes, we are ready for negotiations, but we will not consider any proposals for a ceasefire, because we have considered it once, but you deceived us," Lavrov pointed out.