‘No NATO’
In another interview published on Sunday, Labrov said that a group of nations, including United Nations Security Council members, should be the guarantors of Ukraine’s security.
Lavrov told NBC that a group including Security Council members should guarantee Ukraine’s security. The group could also include Germany and Türkiye and other countries, Lavrov said.
“And the guarantors would be guaranteeing the security of Ukraine, which must be neutral, which must be non-aligned with any military bloc and which must be non-nuclear,” Lavrov said, according to a transcript of the interview released by the foreign ministry.
Lavrov also made it clear that NATO membership for Ukraine was unacceptable for Russia, that Russia wanted protection for Russian speakers in Ukraine and that there was a territorial discussion to be had with Ukraine.
On Friday, Lavrov said “no meeting” between Zelenskyy and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was planned.
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