Russia does not want an immediate ceasefire along the current front line in Ukraine and negotiate peace terms later, according to Lavrov.
We will stop hostilities first when these negotiations yield a solid and sustainable result that suits the Russian Federation, he says at a press conference together with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said to the state-controlled news agency Ria earlier on Monday morning that there is no need for a quick and short-term solution to the war without addressing the underlying causes.
A ceasefire without a long-term solution will lead to a rapid resumption of hostilities and a resumption of the conflict with even more severe consequences, including consequences for the Russian-American relationship. That's what we don't want, he said.
