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Russia, China Should Be Involved in Security Guarantees for Kyiv, Lavrov Says
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that security guarantees for Ukraine should include participation from Russia, China, and Western nations, according to TASS on August 20.
- Lavrov emphasized that excluding Russia from discussions on security guarantees is 'a path to nowhere.'
- He claimed that security guarantees for Ukraine should be ensured on an equal basis with the involvement of countries such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
- Moscow insists it will not accept collective security guarantees for Ukraine that do not include its participation.
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Russia, China Should Be Involved in Security Guarantees for Kyiv, Lavrov Says
Although Moscow has said it is willing to accept Article-5-style security guarantees for Kyiv, it has also set conditions resembling Ukraine’s neutralization – terms that Kyiv is unlikely to accept.
Russia Accepts Ukraine’s Security Guarantees—And Insists Its Own Role Is Essential
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov floated the idea that Ukraine’s future security guarantees should be provided not just by Western powers, but also by Moscow and Beijing, according to Russian state-run media TASS on August 20. Russia agrees that several countries should be involved “on an equal basis,” naming China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. “Russia agrees that security guarantees for Ukraine should be ensured on a…
On the 20th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that Russia and China should also participate in the "security guarantees" that the United States and Europe are considering to provide to Ukraine in order to achieve peace in Ukraine.
According to the Russian Foreign Minister, Moscow would only accept guarantees that the US, the UK, France, China and Russia would jointly develop for Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, on his way to Moscow, Sergey Lavrov today reiterated today, Wednesday, 20 August, the Moscow opposition expressed several times since 2022 regarding the provision of security guarantees to Ukraine by NATO member countries.3 Lavrov said that Russia "will not accept collective security guarantees to resolve the Ukrainian crisis without Russia's participation".
As Ukraine and its allies continue to discuss security guarantees in case Russia's war can be ended, Moscow has warned against such talks if it is not involved. Russia will not accept guarantees for Ukraine's security that are drawn up without Moscow's participation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. He described other approaches as "a road to nowhere."
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