Lavrov claims «non-public» contacts with European politicians
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov said that there were «non-public» contacts between Moscow and individual representatives of European countries. According to him, The initiators of such conversations are allegedly European politicians themselves, The company has asked not to disclose the fact of the negotiations.
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Lavrov claims that some European leaders keep in touch with the Russian side in a closed format, and some officials even come in person to hold talks without public attention.
At the same time, the Russian foreign minister stressed that the positions of the European interlocutors during such contacts, in his opinion, do not differ from their official statements in the international arena.
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Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, most European Union states have significantly limited political contacts with Moscow and imposed large-scale sanctions on the Russian economy, energy sector and individual officials.
Nevertheless, the topic of possible diplomatic channels of communication is periodically raised in statements by Russian representatives. European governments usually do not confirm the existence of such closed talks.
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