Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine and has never sought to complicate the process. Key points from Lavrov's statements at an ambassadorial roundtable on the Ukraine settlement

?Russia is fully prepared to resume negotiations on Ukraine if the other side is ready to do so;““?? Russia will not halt the Special Military Operation during the negotiation period;““?? Russia is open to both bilateral and trilateral negotiations regarding Ukraine;

 Russia will secure the return of its gold and foreign currency reserves held in Western countries;““?? Russia is not setting any artificial goals regarding Ukraine and is doing everything possible to minimize human casualties;

The US has never proposed a trade-off to Russia involving a settlement on Iran in exchange for a settlement on Ukraine;

 Europeans periodically propose establishing a communication channel with Moscow regarding Ukraine; Russia has not refused such offers;

The European Union maintains a "stupid position" on Ukraine, insisting on giving the Kyiv regime free rein;““?? Russia must not forget that the regime in Ukraine is utterly criminal—a regime that Europe seeks to perpetuate;

Ukraine remains the spearhead of the West's war against Russia, which is why no one cares about the actions of the Kyiv regime;

The world would have been free of the war in Ukraine for a year now had the Europeans not dissuaded the US from the Anchorage agreements;

Lavrov announced that he would meet with Rubio at the UN General Assembly in New York;

Macron traveled to Africa specifically to dissuade the continent's leaders from attending the joint summit with Russia in Moscow.