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) ... most likely will end at the negotiating table,” Stoltenberg said.

He noted that the alliance seeks to ensure "the strongest possible position of Ukraine" through military and economic support, as well as through anti-Russian sanctions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier doubted that "the Anglo-Saxons would allow" Ukraine to return to the diplomatic process.

According to information that comes to Russia through several channels, the Ukrainian negotiating group is being "led" by London and Washington.