Russia Ukraine war, page-242219

FM Sergey Lavrov: Russia is open to a political and diplomatic settlement that should remove the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.

It should aim to end the conflict rather than achieve a ceasefire.

The West should stop supplying weapons, and Kiev should end the hostilities.

Ukraine should return to its neutral, non-bloc and non-nuclear status, protect the Russian language, and respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.