Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow is willing to work with the incoming Biden administration to improve relations, but only if Washington initiates the dialogue. Lavrov emphasized that the US broke off communication after the start of the war in Ukraine and should make the first move. Meanwhile, Trump's designated Ukraine envoy expressed optimism about peace talks, while NATO remains skeptical about engaging with Moscow due to potential repercussions on relations with other adversaries.
Moscow will work with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to improve relations on one condition: Washington must make the first move, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared Thursday.
His confidence defies NATO which feels there is no point in the U.S. talking peace with Moscow because of the unintended consequences that will flow to its relationships with other hostile actors including Iran, China, and North Korea. “But the Americans broke the dialogue, so they should make the first move,” Lavrov, Putin’s foreign minister for over 20 years, told reporters in Moscow.
Lavrov said Russia saw no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours, the Reuters report details.“We need final legal agreements that will fix all the conditions for ensuring the security of the Russian Federation and, of course, the legitimate security interests of our neighbours,” Lavrov said.
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