Lavrov dismisses EU ceasefire calls as ploy to let Ukraine rebuild
Russian foreign minister says Western appeals for peace aim only to give Kyiv time to restore combat capacity.
What to know
- Lavrov claims EU ceasefire calls are designed to give Ukraine breathing room to rebuild military capacity, not achieve peace.
- Russia demands elimination of what it calls the conflict's root causes, rejecting temporary truces that have failed in the past.
- Russia accuses the EU and Western powers of prolonging the war through a confrontational security posture.
“In inviting partners to collaborate on a Eurasian (security) architecture, we have never closed the door to the western part of the continent”
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister · Anadolu Agency ↗ · Nov 2
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister
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Lavrov rejects EU ceasefire calls, says they aim to help Ukraine rebuild
At the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed EU appeals for a ceasefire, claiming they seek only to provide Kyiv a tactical pause rather than achieve genuine peace. He accused the UK and France of prolonging the war and condemned the EU as an increasingly "aggressive, militaristic" bloc.
“All this wailing is aimed solely at giving Kyiv a breather to restore its combat potential…”
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Lavrov insists on elimination of conflict's root causes, not temporary ceasefire
In remarks shared on Bluesky, Lavrov clarified Russia's position, stating that Moscow rejects temporary ceasefires and instead demands reliable elimination of underlying causes of the crisis, citing past failed truces.
“We insist not on a temporary ceasefire. This has happened many times before. We insist on reliably eliminating the root causes of the crisis.”
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🐴 Lavrov on Ukraine: They call for an energy ceasefire, a food ceasefire, an air ceasefire, a maritime ceasefire. None of this is intended to achieve peace. We have been convinced of this repeatedly.
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🐴 Lavrov on Ukraine: We insist not on a temporary ceasefire. This has happened many times before. We insist on reliably eliminating the root causes of the crisis.
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