Russian Federation names condition for ceasefire

“The president has clearly said that we are ready to negotiate both with Ukraine and with Europe, with any representatives who, in a spirit of goodwill, would like to help achieve peace. But we will stop hostilities only when these negotiations produce a firm, sustainable result that suits the Russian Federation Of course, the realities on the ground must be taken into account,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Lavrov praised the USA position, which is stated consistently, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

“It does not call to just immediately 'make peace', leave the line of contact and then think what to do - we have always emphasized that such an option would not suit us,” he said.

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