Lavrov announced the discussion of the lifting of sanctions in negotiations with Ukraine

Among other issues at the talks, Russia and Ukraine are discussing the lifting of sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Chinese Xinhua news agency. The transcript is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lavrov said that the delegations are daily discussing a draft of a possible peace treaty, which should fix permanent neutrality, a non-nuclear, non-bloc and demilitarized status of Ukraine, and guarantees of its security.

“The agenda of the talks also includes issues of denazification, recognition of new geopolitical realities, the lifting of sanctions, the status of the Russian language, and others,” Lavrov said.

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He considered that the settlement of the situation would lead to a de-escalation of military-political tension in Europe and the world. At the same time, the politician noted that the negotiations are not easy. According to him, they are hindered by belligerent rhetoric and “incendiary actions of Kyiv’s Western patrons,” which encourage them to “fight to the last Ukrainian.”

“I am convinced that it will be possible to reach agreements only when Kyiv begins to be guided by the interests of the Ukrainian people, and not by “advisers from afar,” the head of the Foreign Ministry said. He added that Russia is interested in a peaceful, free, neutral, prosperous and friendly Ukraine.

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Under tough sanctions, Russia will scale up retaliatory measures to keep the economy running smoothly, Lavrov said. Meanwhile, Russia will continue to supply socially significant goods to Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Including the country will continue to export agricultural products, fertilizers and energy. This is due to “deep concern” about a possible food crisis, which, according to Lavrov, could be provoked by anti-Russian sanctions.

Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The UN General Assembly condemned the actions of the Russian authorities, demanded a ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops. Since then, the United States , the European Union and other countries have imposed such an unprecedented number of restrictions on Russia that it has overtaken Iran in terms of the number of sanctions and became the first in the world in this indicator.

The UN reported the death of more than 2.8 thousand civilians in Ukraine Politics

In mid-March, the chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Maximo Torero, said that military operations in Ukraine and violations of the supply of the agro-industrial complex could lead to a global crisis. “The war has brought us to a situation from which it is very easy to fall into a food crisis,” he said.

After the G7 summit on March 24, French and US Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden announced potential food problems in the world . The French leader warned that the fighting threatens to disrupt the sowing campaign in Ukraine and Russia. The American president urged the G7 to discuss measures to reduce food shortages.

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