Lavrov at Primakov Readings Peace terms and world order

Jun 24

Ivan Blagoy's complete Primakov Readings report presents Sergey Lavrov's rejection of temporary Ukraine solutions and a frontline pause for talks. Lavrov says the Anchorage understandings involved no Russian concessions, recalls his September Rubio contact, cites continuing and new U.S. sanctions and says practical bilateral progress, diplomatic-property returns and direct air service remain absent. He says Russia will hear U.S. envoys. He recounts a meeting between Mikhail Galuzin and the British, German and French ambassadors after the June 7 London statement, characterizing their position as demanding Russian capitulation, and says Europe cannot be trusted. He accuses Zelensky of directing Europe. Dmitry Peskov says alleged Kyiv leadership crimes must be documented and addressed and warns Russian advances will produce irreversible consequences. A session on world order toward 2050 includes Samir Saran's unipolarity critique, Peskov's question about independent European defense, Richard Sakwa's criticism of European militarism and Manuel Galileo's assessment of British policy continuity. Opinions, allegations and predicted outcomes remain attributed; no agreement or diplomatic breakthrough is reported.

At the June 24 Primakov Readings, Lavrov rejects temporary Ukraine solutions, ultimatums and a frontline pause to begin negotiations. He calls for removing what he sees as the conflict's security causes and protecting Russian-language and religious rights. He recalls an American-origin Anchorage proposal, describes Putin's acceptance with nuances as a compromise and also says Russia made no concessions there. He says no American follow-up response has arrived and objects to European pressure for additional concessions. His claims and interpretations remain attributed; these statements disclose neither a finalized settlement nor a newly agreed negotiating format. Channel One's same-day report quotes his rejection of temporary solutions and the frontline pause and his no-concessions account. Its adjacent U.S. bilateral-progress and E3-demand passages remain in the complete source story, with separate links to the corresponding bounded statements and historical encounter.