Lavrov at Primakov Readings Peace terms and world order

Jun 11

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.

Lavrov recounts British, German and French ambassadors meeting Mikhail Galuzin after their leaders' June 7 London statement. He says the ambassadors sought a European role in a Ukraine settlement and cited that statement when asked for concrete principles. Lavrov characterizes its demands as Russian capitulation and says Moscow can no longer rely on European promises. This is his retrospective account of the disagreement, not an independently established agreement. In his full June 24 Europe answer, Lavrov also describes the cited demands as a ceasefire on the contact line, proposed European stabilization forces on the other side, continued immobilization of Russian assets and reparations. He says Russia will listen if Europe offers something constructive, including from new interlocutors, but cannot rely on unfulfilled promises. These are his retrospective characterization and subsequent qualified negotiating position; they are not proof that the June 11 meeting adopted those demands.