Lavrov noted that the attacks on the region where the provinces of Lugansk and Donetsk they lasted eight years “and the entire progressive Western community remained silent, not even indulging in critical comment, even though they all witnessed the bombing of civilian infrastructure, of hospitals, nurseries, clinics, and homes.”
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyaffirmed on Sunday that he is willing to accept at least two of the conditions imposed by Russia in the negotiations but at the same time demanded that Russian troops withdraw from his country, which they invaded on February 24, to discuss other issues.
The president would accept neutrality between Russia and the West and respect for the Russian language within the country, but he demands the withdrawal of the invading troops to negotiate the situation of the Ukrainian regions disputed by Moscow (Donbas and crimea).
Lavrov stressed that kyiv wants to create the appearance that negotiations are taking place, but it is essential for Moscow this time that there is a result, and that is why the most important thing now is to stop encouraging such behavior by the Ukrainians.
“They achieved great success in this sphere, when they sabotaged the Minsk Agreements, immediately after their signing, in 2015, and in the end they declared that they did not intend to comply with them. That is why we know their ability to mimic the process, and this time they won’t be able to get off that way“, clarified the minister.
Regarding the resumption of face-to-face negotiations in Istanbul, the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, declared that the delegations would arrive in the Turkish city during the day and that it was “unlikely” that the talks would resume on Monday.
In the previous round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held in Turkey, in Antalya, on March 10, no significant progress was achieved.
The two sides have held regular video conference talks since Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine 33 days ago.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has described this Monday as “alarming” the statements of the US president, Joe Biden, about his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, hours after the tenant of the White House clarified that he does not advocate a regime change in Russia.
Biden said Saturday from Poland that Putin “cannot continue in power” after the military invasion of Ukraine, although Washington has been quick to state that this does not imply that he advocates regime change. Likewise, the US president called his counterpart a “butcher”.
In response, Peskov has highlighted that Biden’s words are “alarming”. “We will continue to closely monitor the statements of the US president. We carefully collect them and will continue to do so,” he said.
On the other hand, the mayor of MariupolVadim Boichenko, has warned this Monday that around 160,000 people are not only still trapped in the city, but also do not have basic services, such as running water, electricity or heating.
“Today it is impossible to live because there is nothing,” Boichenko denounced in a televised speech.
The Ukrainian authorities have affirmed this Monday that during the day they will not open humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in the face of “possible provocations” by the Russian Armywithin the framework of the invasion that began on February 24.
“Warning. Our intelligence services have reported possible provocations by the occupants on the routes of the humanitarian corridors,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said.
On Sunday, 1,100 people were evacuated through two humanitarian corridors in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Source: Ambito
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