Lavrov ruled out Russia's agreement to a cease-fire at the request of the Europeans

Russia will not agree to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine at the request of the Europeans. This was announced on November 10 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"All that is being heard from Brussels and from other capitals of the European Union countries is the demand for an immediate cease—fire. <...> That is, again, the old logic: you definitely need to buy time for your "clients" — the Kiev regime - and use this time to somehow restore those losses, which he suffered militarily," he said at a press conference following the CSTO meeting.

The Foreign Minister also called the idea of forming clear security guarantees absolutely reasonable first. In addition, he stressed that Moscow would not prevent the American side from maintaining contacts with the Europeans on the Ukrainian issue, although it did not consider such a format optimal.

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The Europeans are still not interested in a peaceful settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry believes

Trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine kicked off in Abu Dhabi earlier in the day. As before, the Russian delegation was headed by Vladimir Medinsky, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation. It also included Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and FSB representative Alexei Komkov.

Earlier in the day, a source from Izvestia reported that the key topic of the talks would be the formation of a new system of continental security after the end of the conflict. According to the source, the meeting participants will focus on developing mechanisms to prevent threats and strengthen regional stability.