Sergey Lavrov:
"The line of negotiations will be constructed so that it achieves the goals of the special military operation, which were formulated by the president in June 2024 and have never changed since then."
"Declaring, as Ursula von der Leyen does, that first a ceasefire and only then any talk about European security, or as Kaia Callas does, that we will not support an arrangement that takes into account Russia's interests, these are thoughts with no way out, and I hope everyone understands that."
"But at the same time, their statements still confirm a lack of understanding of the role that can be attributed to them."
"They probably understand that the train is leaving and want to try to jump on the bandwagon of the last car."
"At least with the Americans we are talking substantially, based on real facts, including the situation on the ground, including the root causes that underlie this conflict. Including the attitude to the Russian language, to the Russian culture, to the Orthodox religion and so on."