Key Statements Made by Russian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers

Significant statements were made by the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine during a press conference. This was reported by Nexta life.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated:

1. Russia did not attack Ukraine and is not planning to attack other countries either.
2. Russia will solve its economic problems independently. If Europe does not want to buy Russian gas, others will.
3. The maternity hospital in Mariupol, which was hit by airstrikes, was a base for the Azov battalion.
4. No one was prepared to agree on a ceasefire during the negotiations here (with Kuleba). This is discussed by the groups negotiating in Belarus.
5. I do not believe and do not want to believe that a nuclear war could start.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba emphasized:

1. The negotiations were tough. No agreement on a ceasefire was possible. Kyiv is not intending to fulfill Russia’s demands.
2. Kyiv is prepared for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, but such options do not currently exist.
3. Ukraine is not planning to develop nuclear weapons.
4. Lavrov proposed trilateral consultations between representatives of the IAEA, Russia, and Ukraine.