Russia ready to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine – Lavrov

Moscow is willing to address the issue within a broader Eurasian framework, the foreign minister has said

Moscow is ready to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Lavrov emphasized, however, that any talks must take place within a broader Eurasian framework in order to address larger geopolitical issues.

“We are ready to discuss security guarantees for the country that is now called Ukraine, and parts of that country which have not yet determined their status, unlike Crimea, Donbass, and Novorossiya [the union of the Donbass republics],” Lavrov stated during the briefing.

Lavrov reiterated that the Eurasian context would play a dominant role in these discussions. “The Western part of the continent will not be able to isolate itself from India, China, and Russia,” he said.

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