After meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia allowed the resumption of talks with Ukraine on a wider range of issues, but the election was in Kiev.
“We do not have any preconceptions about the resumption of negotiations on a wider range of issues, but the matter is not up to us,” Lavrov said.
According to him, “The Ukrainian authorities, from the president to his numerous, numerous advisers, constantly say that there will be no negotiations until Ukraine defeats Russia on the battlefield.”
In addition, Lavrov believes that Ukraine is “actively endorsed by its western curators” in this regard, especially by the USA, Great Britain and EU countries.
“So the choice is theirs. But as we continue to demand that Ukraine fight to the end, and we all understand what and who will end, more people will die and the current situation will last longer, which is, first of all, the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian state “, – said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv were stopped in May at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. The parties blame each other for not wanting to continue the dialogue. In July, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that peace talks were possible only after Russia’s defeat.
Solving the food problem
In July, Russia and Ukraine negotiated grain exports from Ukrainian ports with the participation of Turkey and the UN. On July 22, the parties signed a memorandum on this issue in Istanbul. Ukrainian and Russian delegations signed the document in two separate ceremonies.
Lavrov stated that during the meetings held in Istanbul, the Russian representatives insisted that the issues related to the export of Russian and Ukrainian grain be resolved in a package.
“Problems with Ukrainian grain will be resolved by establishing a coordination center in Istanbul. It will be guaranteed that the Ukrainians will evacuate their territorial waters and allow the ships to leave there. And they will ensure their security with the naval forces of Russia and Turkey during their crossing in the open seas,” he said.
As for Russian grain, the Minister continued, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is committed to lifting restrictions on logistical and financial chains imposed on Russia.
“We hope he succeeds,” Lavrov said.
According to him, Moscow expects that the UN, within the framework of the “product agreement”, will achieve the lifting of sanctions that “block operations with Russian grain, including insurance, call to foreign ports of our ships and foreign ships”. to Russian ports.”
He stressed that regardless of this, Russia has an understanding of how to work for the full implementation of the contracts between the Russian Federation and its Egyptian counterparts.
Russia does not want sanctions lifted
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Moscow does not want the West to lift sanctions.
“We will develop our economy by relying on reliable partners, not those who have proven once again that they can no longer negotiate,” Lavrov said.
When it comes to food here, if our Western colleagues can bring the current situation this close to their hearts, they should remove the barriers they have created.
According to him, Western countries have been saying for months that Russia is cunning and that no sanctions are imposed on food and fertilizers.
“If we buy food in this way, yes, there were no sanctions against him, companies that insure the food supply, companies that pay for food, were immediately sanctioned,” Lavrov said.
Photo ban with Russian diplomats
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Western countries are “obsessed” with the desire to ban taking pictures with Russian politicians.
According to him, the protocol distributed among the diplomatic units by the secretariat of the League of Arab States was shown to Lavrov. This protocol concerned an exit by a group of Western ambassadors in front of the League of Arab States.
“This attitude demanded our Arab friends, firstly, to condemn any action taken by Russia, and secondly, to declare their rejection. It was especially emphasized in this decision that you cannot sign any documents with us and take pictures with us. You see, they have a kind of obsession with these photos,” Lavrov said. .
The Minister also reminded that German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock described the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a challenge in a joint photo with Russian and Iranian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ebrahim Raisi after a meeting in Tehran.
“This is no longer a matter of diplomacy, this is another branch of the study of the human body,” said the head of the State Department.
Lavrov is on a working visit to Egypt. As previously reported in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Egypt will be the first country on his working visit to Africa: Lavrov will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of the Congo from July 24-27.
Source: Gazeta
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