The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said this in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“The current clip of Ukrainian politicians is well known to everyone for their inability to negotiate,” Lavrov said.

He added that most of those now in power in Ukraine are "outright Russophobes."

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that Zelensky's trip to the United States shows that neither he nor the American side wants peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Kyiv refused to negotiate, but Moscow will be open to dialogue if the Ukrainian regime "ripens".