Russia’s overseas minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed that the G7 nations have been planning to debate a “peace formulation” proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver an finish to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The representatives of those nations agreed on the ‘peace formulation’ at a “secret summit” held about 10 days in the past, Reuters quoted Lavrov as saying.
In an interview with Russian state media, Lavrov mentioned the West’s technique to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia had “fully failed”. He additionally accused the Ukraine of working inside conflict rhetoric and missing any will for peace.
“Now we have to establish the shortage of any will for peace on the a part of the Zelenskyy regime. Its representatives are pondering throughout the phrases of conflict, resorting to reasonably aggressive rhetoric. Any cessation of fight is out of the query [on their part]. The September 30, 2022, ban on holding negotiations with the Russian management launched by Zelensky stays in impact. Draw your individual conclusions,” the highest Russian diplomat mentioned.
He added that although Russian President Vladimir Putin has by no means rejected any peace talks with Ukraine. Kyiv publicly introduced leaving the negotiation course of within the spring of 2022. “The extra Kyiv postponed the negotiations, the tougher it could be to succeed in an settlement. Step one within the talks between Russia and Ukraine must be the lifting of Zelenskyy’s ban on dialogue with Moscow,” he mentioned.
Final month, there have been reviews that the West has begun secret talks with the Ukranian authorities about holding peace negotiations with Russia. A report by NBC Information mentioned talks have been held on a broad vary of subjects that Ukraine may must compromise to succeed in the deal. The report added that the assembly was attended by representatives from greater than 50 nations supporting Ukraine, together with NATO members, often known as the Ukraine Protection Contact Group.
Nonetheless, Zelenskyy later denied such negotiations have been occurring, stating that “not one of the EU leaders or the US have been placing strain” on him to take a seat down with Russia.
German journal Der Spiegel additionally reported a few secret “Russia dinner” on the German embassy in Washington held in late October. The report added that the assembly witnessed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s closest Wolfgang Schmidt praising a proposal by U.S. suppose tanker Samuel Charap to finish the conflict in Ukraine by means of an imposed negotiated settlement with Moscow.
Ukraine denied the report calling it “unfounded assertions”.