Russian Foreign Ministry: So far there are no grounds to raise the issue of lifting sanctions against the Taliban at the UN

“In order for Russia or China to simply raise this issue, the Taliban need to provide inclusive ethno-political leadership.

Without this, we have no reason, ”he told RIA Novosti.

According to the diplomat, unlike the "hypocrites from the West", the Russian side proceeds from the main issue on which the solution of other problems will depend: the need for a stable, predictable, firm leadership in Afghanistan.

Russian presidential aide for international affairs Yuri Ushakov previously allowed the Taliban to be excluded from the UN Security Council sanctions list, subject to the intensification of the fight against terrorism and respect for human rights.

In turn, the Taliban promised that they would not allow the transfer of terrorists to Ukraine.

* "Taliban" - the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.