Are you proposing to shoot down planes? - Lavrov in response to a question from a reporter of an Arabic-language publication that Europe flew to Abu Dhabi, but for some reason is not allowed to the negotiating table, reports.
The main thing from the minister's words:
Russia cannot and does not want to interfere with American negotiations in talks with Europeans and Ukrainians about the settlement, including in Abu Dhabi, although it does not see this format as promising.
"I don't think this is a promising way of working, but we cannot and do not want to prevent the Americans from communicating with whomever they see fit" - Lavrov on US meetings with Ukrainians and Europeans before negotiations with the Russian delegation.
The negotiations in Abu Dhabi are dedicated to discussing the parameters of the future security architecture of Ukraine, Russia and the entire region, in fact, European security.
Russia will not agree to enter into "another armistice" without a clear understanding of what will follow.
The Europeans are trying to "buy time" for the Kyiv regime to recover its military losses: "We will not agree to this, it has already been said many times."