Lavrov: Türkiye makes fun of peace mediation and gives weapons to Kiev!
Referring to the arms cooperation between Türkiye and Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Minister said that no coury’s attempt to mediate will succeed, because Russia’s rivals do not have peace on their agenda.
According to Isna, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that considering Turkey’s announceme of readiness to help solve the Ukraine crisis, the coinued cooperation between the defense industries of Ankara and Kiev is surprising.
Lavrov said in an ierview with the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet: “Unfortunately, Ankara coinues its military-technical cooperation with Kiev. “Ukraine’s armed forces use Turkish weapons to kill Russian soldiers and civilians, and considering Türkiye’s declaration of readiness to mediate, this is surprising.”
He also stated that Russia is ready for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, but does not demand a temporary ceasefire, saying: “Russia is ready to reach a political solution, but this should not only lead to a temporary ceasefire, but also to the resolution of the conflict with It leads to the elimination of its root causes, causes including NATO’s eastward expansion, threats to Russia’s security and fundameal ierests, and violation of the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking resides of Ukraine by Kyiv.
No coury’s attempt to mediate will succeed
Stating that peace is not on the agenda of Russia’s opposition, Lavrov said that in such a situation, it is unlikely that any coury’s mediation efforts will be successful.
“Right now, our oppones don’t seem to wa peace,” he said. Ukraine’s response to Russian Preside Vladimir Putin’s peace plan, proposed in June, was an attack on the Kursk region and airstrikes on targets in other border areas. Washington and its allies coinue to provide extensive support to Kiev and discuss the possibility of using Western long-range missiles to strike deep io Russian territory. “Zelensky has not canceled the ban on negotiations with Russia, and with these words, the efforts of any coury, including Türkiye, to mediate will not succeed.”
Cooperation between Moscow and Ankara in the construction of nuclear power pla is beneficial
The Russian Foreign Minister further said that Moscow believes that if an agreeme can be reached on the parameters of Russia’s participation in the construction of the Sinop nuclear power pla in Turkey, both couries will benefit.
He said: “The Turkish authorities should decide on what basis and with whose help the Sinop nuclear power pla construction project will be implemeed. If we manage to agree on the parameters of Russia’s participation, we believe that both sides will benefit from this.”
America hinders the developme of trade relations between Russia and Türkiye
The Russian Foreign Minister we on to say that the United States is trying to block trade between Russia and Turkey, and said that the prospect of cooperation between Moscow and Ankara depends on whether acceptable solutions for both sides will be found soon.
“The United States is trying to limit the opportunities for our foreign partners who are ierested in doing business with Russia,” he said. Unfortunately, Turkey is no exception to this rule. “The prospect of our practical cooperation depends on whether experts can find mutually acceptable solutions in the near future.”
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