Lavrov: Zelensky Avoids Peace Talks to Save His Regime
Russia concludes that Vladimir Zelenskyy (President of Ukraine - IF) does not want negotiations, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Sunday.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov stated that Vladimir Zelensky is not interested in peace negotiations.
- Lavrov claimed that any agreement acceptable to Russia and the United States would end Zelensky's regime.
- Zelensky has previously sabotaged negotiation processes, according to Lavrov.
- Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, stated that Zelensky does not want to take responsibility for peace efforts.
- Both Lavrov and Peskov indicated that Zelensky is not genuinely interested in negotiations.
- Russia has not received any official proposals for peace from Ukraine.
- The U.S. and Russia are said to share a view on Zelensky’s unwillingness to negotiate.
Points of divergence
- Lavrov said Zelensky has repeatedly sabotaged negotiations, including after the Paris meeting in December 2019 and the Istanbul talks in summer 2025. — vesti
- Europe encourages Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure to save Zelensky’s regime. — tg_rian_ru
- Peskov stated that Moscow and Washington agree on Zelensky not wanting to take responsibility for peace, and that the U.S. leader Trump said peace is possible only without Zelensky. — riamo
- Peskov said Zelensky does not want peace because he is not interested in it, and that Trump believed Zelensky would not participate in negotiations. — m24
- Lavrov said Zelensky showed he does not want elections by setting unacceptable conditions, and that Russia will not allow a ceasefire to give Ukraine time to regroup. — tg_tvrain
- Lavrov said Zelensky set unacceptable conditions for elections, making any ceasefire impossible. — interfax
- Lavrov said Russia will not give Ukraine a break to regroup, and that Europe uses ceasefires to supply more weapons. — vedomosti
- Lavrov said Russia would not be swayed by Western or Ukrainian promises, and that the energy truce proposal by Trump is a ploy to gain time for Ukraine. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (16 sources)
- "End of his regime": Lavrov explained why Zelensky avoids negotiations — Вести
- Lavrov stated that Moscow concludes that Zelensky does not want negotiations — Интерфакс
- Zelenskyy does not want negotiations, he has broken them off no less than once, Lavrov stated. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Peskov stated on the alignment of Moscow and Washington positions on Zelensky — РИАМО
- Peskov points to Zelenskyy's unwillingness to take responsibility for the Ukrainian conflict — Москва 24
- Lavrov: 'There will be no ceasefire for the purpose of pumping Zelensky with weapons again' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Lavrov stated that a ceasefire will not occur due to unacceptable conditions set by Zelensky for elections — Интерфакс
- Lavrov: There will be no ceasefire to 'bring Zelensky to his senses' — Москва 24
- «Russians missed another opportunity to bring the world closer» — Zelensky declared that Ukraine, unlike Russia, supported... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Lavrov: Zelenskyy did not deserve a break on the battlefield — Ведомости
- Lavrov failed to formulate Russia's position on the proposed Trump energy ceasefire — The Moscow Times
- Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia will not give Ukraine a break on the battlefield — Интерфакс
- Zelensky does not deserve a break: Moscow did not confirm Trump's "energy ceasefire" — SOTAvision
- Zelenskyy did not deserve a break, Russia will not indulge in his statements, Lavrov reported on reaction to 'energy ceasefire'... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Lavrov sees in Zelensky's reaction to Trump's words on energy ceasefire a desire for a pause — Интерфакс
- Lavrov on energy ceasefire: I do not think Zelensky deserves a break — Вести
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