Washington: We reject the “Lavrov charade” | Sky News Arabia

Lavrov Moscow "It is open to talks with the West over the Ukraine war, a declaration that Washington rejected as "charade"At a time when Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities.

He added in an interview broadcast on state television, that "Russia is ready to talk to the United States or Turkey on ways to end the war" that broke out eight months ago, but it "Have not yet received any serious negotiation proposal".

His assertion of Russia’s openness to the idea of ​​talks came after a series of defeats, since the beginning of September, that turned the tide of the conflict in Ukraine’s favor.

Lavrov added that officials, including White House national security spokesman John Kirby, said the United States was open to talks but Russia I refused.

Lavrov said: "This is a lie. We haven’t received any serious offers to make a call".

In response to Lavrov’s speech, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Washington "She has little confidence" That Russia is making a real offer for talks, because "Lavrov’s comments came within hours of Russian missile strikes that killed civilians in Ukraine".

Price added during a press briefing: "We see these statements as representative. We do not see it as a constructive and legitimate offer to engage in the dialogue and diplomatic efforts necessary to put an end to this brutal war of aggression".

He said talks to end the war should eventually take place between Ukraine and Russia.

Lavrov also said that Russia would not refuse a meeting between the president Vladimir Putin And his American counterpart, Joe Biden, during the G-20 summit meeting to be held in Indonesia in the middle of next month, and it will study any proposal that reaches it in this regard.

The Russian Foreign Minister continued: "We have repeatedly said that we never refuse meetings. If we get a suggestion, we will look into it".

Commenting on the possibility that Turkey would host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said that Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions, but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results.

He added that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan He will have the opportunity to present proposals to Putin when they both visit Kazakhstan this week.

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And he said Lavrov Moscow is “open to talks with the West over the Ukraine war, a declaration that Washington rejected as a “charade”, at a time when Russia continues to bomb Ukrainian cities.

In an interview broadcast on state television, he added that “Russia is ready to hold talks with the United States or Turkey on ways to end the war” that broke out eight months ago, but “has not yet received any serious negotiation proposal.”

His assertion of Russia’s openness to the idea of ​​talks came after a series of defeats, since the beginning of September, that turned the tide of the conflict in Ukraine’s favor.

Lavrov added that officials, including White House national security spokesman John Kirby, said the United States was open to talks but Russia I refused.

“This is a lie. We have not received any serious offers to make contact,” Lavrov said.

In response to Lavrov’s speech, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington had “little confidence” that Russia was making a real offer for talks, because “Lavrov’s comments came within hours of Russian missile strikes that killed civilians in Ukraine.”

“We see these statements as charades. We do not see them as a constructive and legitimate offer to engage in the dialogue and diplomatic efforts needed to put an end to this brutal war of aggression,” Price added during a press briefing.

He said talks to end the war should eventually take place between Ukraine and Russia.

Lavrov also said that Russia would not refuse a meeting between the president Vladimir Putin And his American counterpart, Joe Biden, during the G-20 summit meeting to be held in Indonesia in the middle of next month, and it will study any proposal that reaches it in this regard.

And the Russian Foreign Minister continued: “We have repeatedly said that we never refuse meetings. If we receive a proposal, we will consider it.”

Commenting on the possibility that Turkey would host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said that Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions, but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results.

He added that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan He will have the opportunity to present proposals to Putin when they both visit Kazakhstan this week.

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