Europeans are making erroneous conclusions that Russia is currently…

Europeans are making erroneous conclusions that Russia is currently losing and Ukraine winning, which allows them to issue ultimatums hoping Russia will accept them. He noted that such assessments do not reflect reality.

Consensus

• European countries incorrectly believe they can issue ultimatums to Russia
• Lavrov stated that these calculations are illusory and not based on reality
• President Putin has previously expressed similar views on the matter
• Lavrov made these remarks after meetings with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Points of divergence

• Lavrov commented on a meeting with ambassadors from the UK, Germany, and France who did not present anything new but tried to offer their services — vedomosti
• Lavrov arrived in Belarus for a working visit and met with the Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov — vesti