Lavrov’s UN press conference Vremya’s diplomatic account

Sep 24

Vremya reports Lavrov’s post-speech press conference, where he blames Ukraine and Europe for failed negotiations and says Moscow remains ready to return to the Anchorage understandings. He describes an earlier meeting with Guterres, comparing Greenland and Ukraine and alleging UN double standards. The programme discusses the forthcoming Secretary-General selection. Lavrov’s claims about talks and Guterres’s replies remain his account, distinguished from an independently verified agreement or endorsement.

In his September 26 press conference, Lavrov says he asked António Guterres two days earlier why the UN mentions self-determination for Greenland but not Ukraine. He attributes to Guterres a reply that the cases are different and criticizes that distinction. The broadcast contains Lavrov's recollection, not a recording or independent account of Guterres's reply. The September 27 report says Lavrov also handed Guterres a Russian civic report alleging that Bucha killings were staged. It quotes allegations that military personnel appear on the memorial and claims UN officials ignored Russian requests. These are Russian allegations about documented civilian killings; the broadcast offers no independent demonstration and does not show Guterres responding to the report.