Key facts
- Russia rejects Ukrainian and European peace initiatives.
- Russia believes the battlefield will determine the outcome of the war.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov questioned the possibility of negotiations.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia is rejecting peace initiatives proposed by Ukraine and European nations. Lavrov asserted that the outcome of the ongoing conflict will be decided on the battlefield, not through diplomatic channels. He expressed skepticism about the feasibility of negotiations, questioning how talks could even commence under current circumstances.