During his visit to India to attend the G20 Summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said that his country is not against negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict but these should take into account “the realities on the ground” and also the reasons accumulating due to “NATOs aggressive policy”. While responding to a query during a press conference, Lavrov stated that almost 18 months ago their country was agreed to sign a treaty about settling the conflict and documents were also initialled and accused the West of creating impediments but Ukrainian President Zelenskyy did not sign it.“…Everyone wants peace…About 18 months ago we agreed to sign a treaty about settling this conflict. We even initialled these documents. After that, the Anglo-Saxons ordered (Ukraine President) Zelenskyy not to sign it because they thought they would be able to reap some confessions from us…,” Lavrov said.“President Putin has recently said that we do not mind negotiations however any such negotiations need to consider the realities on the ground and take into account the reasons that have been accumulating for decades upon decades due to NATOs aggressive policy…Right now the Ukrainian officials are threatening to physically destroy Russians…,” he added.#WATCH | G 20 in India | On a question by ANI if he thinks there can be the beginning of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says, …Everyone wants peace…About 18 months ago we agreed to sign a treaty about settling this conflict. We… pic.twitter.com/C59vpnxy9m— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2023Lavrov called G20 Summit a milestone“It is a long way to go but this Summit has been a milestone… I would also like to mention the active role of the Indian presidency that has genuinely consolidated the G20 countries from the Global South for the first time in history. Our BRICS partners- Brazil, India, China, South Africa have been particularly active and thanks to these consolidated positions taken by the Global South countries to uphold and protect their legitimate interests,” Lavrov said. Notably, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the conclusion of the G20 Summit which was held under Indias presidency and proposed to hold a virtual G20 session in November to review the suggestions and proposals made for international economic cooperation.
