Russian Foreign Minister claimed that the U.S and the U.K. have been exerting influence over Ukrainian negotiators to prolong the war in Ukraine with the intent of killing off more Russian soldiers.
if they intervene in the war. Meanwhile, Russia's state media has characterized the conflict as not just a fight against Ukraine but also a war against the West.
Lavrov said during the forum, according to RT, that Ukraine may have found some"acceptable principles for reaching agreements" during past negotiations with Russia, but Western allies did not support the terms. "We have information coming through various channels that Washington and especially London 'lead' the Ukrainian negotiators and control their freedom of maneuver," Lavrov said."They want to drag out the conflict, and it seems to them that the longer it will last, the more damage they will inflict on Russian servicemen."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said the U.S. and U.K. are trying to prolong the war in Ukraine. In this photo, Lavrov is seated next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva, Switzerland on June 16, 2021.Lavrov also stated that the war in Ukraine was"declared" by the U.S. and the U.K. and"not at all between Ukraine and Russia, but between the West and Russia.
"No, negotiations are not going on. Ukraine has practically withdrawn from the negotiation process," Rudenko said, according to Interfax.
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