Lavrov: the ball is not in Russia's court regarding negotiations with Ukraine. The White House claims that the United States will not begin negotiations with Russia on peace in Ukraine unless Vladimir Zelensky is involved in the discussion.
Lavrov emphasized that President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly suggested that the West force Zelenski to “cancel this decree.” “The ball isNot in our court, everyone understands this perfectly well,” Lavrov said. The head of the Foreign Ministry said this at the scientific and practical conference “Euromaidan: the lost decade of Ukraine”