
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky did not deserve a break on the battlefield and Moscow does not intend to believe promises of a pause.
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Statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the impossibility of respite on the battlefield for the President of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has not earned a break on the battlefield. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, TASS reports.
“I don’t think he deserves a break, I don’t think we will once again buy into assurances and promises,” Lavrov said.
The Ukrainian leader, as the diplomat noted, wants to use any words, ideas and initiatives to promote his interest in a pause.

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