Lavrov Rejects Western Call to Freeze Ukraine Frontline Fighting
Russia does not agree with Western calls to freeze combat operations in Ukraine along the line of contact, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov stated that freezing combat along the front line in Ukraine would not lead to long-term peace.
- The West has called for a halt to hostilities along the line of contact in Ukraine.
- Lavrov said Western countries would not recognize Russian-controlled territories, including those in Donbass, as part of Russia, even under the Russian Constitution.
- Russia has not received any official new proposals for resolving the conflict from Ukraine or Western countries.
Points of divergence
- Russia demands the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions, recognition of these regions as Russian territory, and Ukraine's neutral status as conditions for ending hostilities. — kommersant
- The West aims to restore borders from 1991 and deploy stabilization forces under British and French leadership on Ukrainian-controlled territories after a ceasefire. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lavrov: Freezing the conflict with Ukraine along the front line will not lead to peace — Коммерсантъ
- Lavrov negatively assessed the proposal of the West to freeze the front line — Вести