Lavrov promised France a “serious talk” about responsibility for Ukraine

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the plans of the French Foreign Ministry to discuss the situation in Ukraine with him. The head of the Russian department believes that Paris cannot escape “responsibility” for the behavior of “their charges in Kiev.” The foreign ministers and heads of the Russian and French defense ministries will meet on November 12 in Paris on the sidelines of an international conference on Libya. France noted that the parties will discuss the situation in West Africa and Ukraine.

“The fact that France is warning that it will raise the issue of Ukraine, I regard as an understanding of our French colleagues that they will not escape in tomorrow’s conversation, and in general from responsibility for the behavior of their charges in Kiev – I mean the Zelensky regime”, – said Mr. Lavrov at a press conference. The event was broadcast by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Facebook. The minister believes that Kiev is undermining the Minsk agreements “with the tacit connivance of our French and German co-authors on this Minsk package of measures.” “Therefore, we will have a very serious conversation on this topic,” added the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Sergei Lavrov also reacted to France’s statement about Russia’s refusal to participate in the Normandy format meeting on November 11. “These are not the manners that we are used to expecting from French partners,” the minister said. He noted that Russia “in great detail” explained its position. According to Mr. Lavrov, two weeks ago, at a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, he informed Paris that he was scheduled to hold talks with a colleague from one of the friendly states on November 11. “If this argument is not considered convincing, then I will repeat once again: manners probably need to be restored – those to which we are accustomed in diplomacy and in general in normal human communication,” the minister said.

Russia refused to hold a ministerial meeting of the Normandy Four on November 11 at the suggestion of France. Sergei Lavrov explained this by the fact that Moscow submitted proposals on the content of the meeting to Paris, Berlin and Kiev, but there was no reaction to them.

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