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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme.
Moscow, August 24, 2025
Question: Those same Western countries that have been saying recently they would not conduct any talks with the Putin regime, with Russia, are now declaring that if talks do not take place, or their results do not satisfy them, will once again impose sanctions against Russia. Would you comment on this?
Sergey Lavrov: They are just looking for a reason to prevent talks from happening, while attempting to shift the blame onto others, primarily onto Vladimir Zelensky, who continues to stubbornly put forward conditions and demand an immediate meeting with President Vladimir Putin regardless of any circumstances.
This is an attempt to disrupt the process launched by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the US Donald Trump, which produced constructive results. We hope these attempts will fail.
Question: What kind of rhetoric is it when President of France Emmanuel Macron calls us “cannibals” and “predators”?
Sergey Lavrov: I do not know. People are different, they have different cultures. I won’t even comment. I can only hope that he feels uncomfortable about such statements when he reflects on them.
Question: Vladimir Zelensky said that only the Ukrainian language will remain under possible peace agreements, and no Russian.
Sergey Lavrov: No, to be precise, he said that Russian will not be a state language. However, no one is insisting on that point. The first step – one that does not depend on the wishes of Vladimir Zelensky or anyone else – must be the repeal of all laws that, in gross violation of the UN Charter, banned the Russian language and the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Zelensky is trying to divert attention from this core issue. But he will not succeed.
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