Lavrov: Russia was ready to negotiate before Ukraine’s attack on Kursk

According to Isna, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a press conference after his conversation with Senegalese Foreign Minister Yassin Fall that “without a doubt, Russia was ready for peace talks with Ukraine, but with Kiev’s reckless action in the Kursk region “Russia is no longer willing to negotiate.”

According to the report of the Russian News agency “Tass”, Lavrov continued his joint press conference with the foreign minister of Senegal today and added: “We always remember that after the failure of all previous initiatives and agreements of the Kiev regime and its Western supporters, Putin made his last peace offer. presented in June. Of course, after the unrestrained action in the Kursk region, there is no longer any discussion about peace negotiations.”

On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched a major offensive in the Kursk region, located in western Russia. Since then, there have been repeated warnings of missile attacks in the area, and the Russian government has declared a state of emergency there at the federal level. The residents of this area have been moved to safer places along the border. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, a total of 197 temporary accommodation centers are active in 28 regions of Russia, which accommodate more than 11,500 people, including more than 3,500 children.

On the other hand, according to the report of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Ukraine has lost more than seven thousand soldiers and 74 tanks since the beginning of the conflicts in the Kursk region.

The policy of Europeans is the continuation of Napoleon and Hitler

In such a situation, the Russian Foreign Minister said in the continuation of his press conference that he takes the discussions of the European Union about sending weapons to Kiev “very seriously”.

“They have been steadily and increasingly arming Ukraine with more advanced weapons, now there is a debate about how to use these weapons,” he noted. This is a continuation of the policy pursued, as I have already said, first by Napoleon and then by Hitler, who called almost all of Europe to war. That is why historians have resumed discussions of complicity in Nazi crimes not only by Germans but also by other European countries who were not only called to war, but happily obeyed the orders of the Third Reich.”

According to Lavrov, these same countries are now united against Russia under the same flags as the Nazis. He said: “This makes it clear that the West, led by the United States and England, has a tendency to hinder Russia’s development.”

Russia is ready to help increase the defense capabilities of African partners

In another part of his press conference, he added: “Russia is ready to help African countries to strengthen their defense capabilities and improve their anti-terrorist preparations.”

The Russian Foreign Minister stated: “Russia is ready to help Senegal and other African countries in strengthening their defense capabilities and improving the anti-terrorist preparedness of the armed forces and their special services.”

Lavrov and his Senegalese counterpart met in the Russian capital Moscow on Thursday for a bilateral meeting.

During the meeting, the Russian Foreign Minister said that Moscow is seriously concerned about the growing terrorist threats in this part of the world, which are provided by organizations affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda (both banned in Russia by state law), and to They are dependent.

“Although gradually, but still steadily, Islamist groups continue to expand their influence and activities in West African countries, including the neighboring countries of Senegal,” Lavrov said.

The senior Russian diplomat added: “We have common interests to join efforts in combating these threats.”

The announcement of Russia’s readiness to support African countries in the fight against terrorism, while last week the three African countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in a letter to the head of the UN Security Council, openly supported the Ukrainian authorities to “international terrorism”, especially in the “Sahel region”. They condemned Africa.

The three countries emphasized in their letter: “The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are against Ukraine’s clear support for international terrorism and strongly condemn this issue.”

In the continuation of this letter, these three African countries also asked the UN Security Council to take responsibility in the face of “Ukraine’s deliberate choice and decision to support terrorism” in order to prevent the actions of these countries, which are a threat to the stability of the Sahel region or even the African continent. have flexibility

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