Lavrov said that the sanctions against Russia "are unlikely to be lifted"

According to him, the sanctionsagainst Moscow "was not written overnight" and introduced quickly enough, so they are unlikely to be removed at the same speed.Previously, Western politicians called the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine a condition for lifting sanctions.

Western countries have long been preparing to impose sanctions against RUSSIA, so they are unlikely to be lifted, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the French TV channel TF1.

“These sanctions, similar to hysteria, I would even say, somewhere in agony, were initiated by the West. The speed with which they were introduced and their length show that they were not composed overnight. They have been prepared for a long time. it is unlikely that these sanctions will be lifted,” he said.

Lavrov said that the inhabitants of the regions of Ukraine will determine their own future Politics

He drew attention to the fact that statements of a similar nature were made by politicians from the United States . These statements were not public, he said, but US officials told allies that they would not lift sanctions even when "it's all over."

On February 24, Russia announced the start of a military special operation in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin said that it was necessary to protect the civilian population of Donbass from "genocide", denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine.

Western countries have introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia. Moscow responded by adding the EU countries, the US, Japan and other states to the list of unfriendly countries.

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The US State Department has repeatedly stated that sanctions against Russia were introduced for a while. The representative of the department said that the restrictive measures would be lifted if Russia stopped the military special operation in Ukraine, restored its sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.

In turn, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that sanctions would not be lifted without agreement with Ukraine. He drew attention to the fact that the terms of the peace agreement should not be "imposed" on Kyiv from the outside, and Russia and Ukraine should reach an understanding.

After the introduction of restrictive measures, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that Moscow would not ask the West to lift the sanctions imposed against it, but would “develop its economy and its ability to develop independently while relying on those friends and like-minded people” that it has.