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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov once again stated that achieving a sustainable peace is impossible "without eradicating the root causes of the conflict"

2025.09.03

He demanded "to recognize and formalize in an international legal manner" five regions of Ukraine as part of Russia

In an interview with the Indonesian newspaper "Kompas," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow advocates for the creation of a new system of security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine, which would become part of a pan-continental security architecture in Eurasia.

"For peace to be lasting, the new territorial realities that emerged after the incorporation of Crimea, Sevastopol, the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions into the Russian Federation as a result of the referendums held there, must be recognized and formalized in an international legal manner," said the Russian Foreign Minister.

According to Lavrov, "in principle," achieving a sustainable peace is also impossible "without eradicating the root causes of the conflict," particularly the elimination of threats associated with NATO's eastward expansion and attempts to "draw Ukraine into this aggressive bloc."

At the same time, Lavrov noted that Moscow hopes for the continuation of direct negotiations with Kyiv, "the heads of delegations are in direct contact."

 

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