Diplomatic settlement of Ukraine crisis not possible immediately: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei

Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis is not possible immediately, citing the escalating war situation. Lavrov said in an interview with Russia’s official newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta – “Looking at the battlefield, we are still far from a political and diplomatic solution to the crisis. Washington and its allies are determined to achieve a strategic defeat for Russia.

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Describing recent missile attacks on Russian territory as “escalating steps”, he said Moscow’s warnings to respond to such actions had been ignored. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that “any activity of the enemy side will not force Russia to retreat from achieving its goals and that he is always in favor of resolving disputes by peaceful means.” Agency