‘Territorial changes are very often integral element of reaching agreements‘ Sergei Lavrov in an interview on Russian channel 1.

Sergei Lavrov drew attention to the fact that at the meeting of Trump, Zelenski and the leaders of the EU countries, “No one raised the issue of Russia’s security.”

The reasons for “disappearing” Ukraine’s independence

“We have never talked about the fact that we simply have to understand certain territories – neither Crimea, nor Donbas, nor ” Novohasia ” as territories was ever our goal, our goal was to protect people, the Russian people who live in these territories here ‘ reiterated, in indirect reference to the invasion of Ukraine.

Reminded that ‘Everyone knows well how these territories finally ended up as part of Ukrainian SSD (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) and then as part of independent Ukraine. “

“But they ended up as part of an independent Ukraine on the basis of the proclamation of national sovereignty, adopted by the Kiev leadership in 1990, which clearly stated that Ukraine would forever be a non -nuclear, neutral, unbound state.” supported.

If Kiev renounces neutrality and non -nuclear regime, the reasons for recognizing Ukraine’s independence disappear, He emphasized. “If now the Zelenski regime rejects all these features, it already talks about nuclear weapons and talks about NATO accession, abandonment of neutrality, then, probably, these reasons for Ukraine recognition as an independent state, disappear.” The Russian Foreign Minister typically said.

‘Finland abandoned neutrality’

In his interview, Sergei Lavrov also commented on the statement by Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb that Ukraine is now in a similar position to Finland After World War II.

“For many decades after World War II, Finland has generally enjoyed the best conditions for economic growth (…) to a large extent due to the supply of Russian energy resources. However, after some time, Finland abandoned neutrality, and joined a structure that considers Russia an enemy. “

Reply to the president of Ukraine who quotes the Constitution to Do not grant Ukrainian soilsThe Russian Foreign Minister gave Tuesday.

If Zelenski “cares” about the Ukrainian Constitution, then it is necessary to start with the first articles, which guarantee the rights of the Russian -speaking populationLavrov also noted in another interview.