The terms put forward by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war started by Vladimir Putin are “unrealistic,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Sergey LavrovPhoto: Oleksandr Wilf / Sputnik / Profimedia

Lavrov, who is at the G20 summit in Indonesia, where Vladimir Putin is absent, told reporters that Ukraine “offered unrealistic peace terms” and “refuses to talk to Moscow.”

  • “All the problems are from the Ukrainian side, which categorically refuses to negotiate and puts forward clearly unrealistic conditions,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Lavrov also accused Kyiv of preventing “any possible solution”.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also said that he discussed it with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Asked about the conversation with Lavrov, Scholz said, according to Reuters: “He sat next to me and said a few sentences. That was the conversation.”

Zelensky’s 10-point plan to end the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Tuesday asked G20 leaders gathered in Indonesia to stop being divided and become “co-creators of peace” to end the “devastating” war waged by Russia, against which Western countries are trying to increase pressure. according to AFP and DPA. He also presented a 10-point plan to end the war launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24.

The President of Ukraine emphasized that Russia’s war should end justly, based on the UN Charter and international law, and not “in any case”, reports Ukrinform, which presents Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s plan in detail:

  • “1) Nuclear security – Russia should immediately withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which should be placed under the control of the IAEA and Ukrainian personnel;
  • 2) Food security: Continue the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain and expand it so that ships with food can also depart from the ports of Mykolaiv and Olbia. Ukraine also asks all countries to join the Grain From Ukraine initiative – food aid to the poorest. The first Nord Vind vessel is to go to Ethiopia with 27,000 tons of wheat;
  • 3) Energy security. Zelenskyi called for speeding up the delivery of air and missile defense systems so that Ukraine can defend itself against new Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. Kyiv proposes sending a UN mission to inspect Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure to assess damage and reconstruction needs and prevent further destruction. Volodymyr Zelenskyi also demanded to limit the prices of Russian energy carriers.
  • 4) Release of all prisoners taken to Russia. Ukraine offers to release prisoners according to the formula “all for all”;
  • 5) Implementation of the UN Charter and restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the world order;
  • 6) Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities. Russia should withdraw all its troops and armed formations from the territory of Ukraine, and Kyiv should be given the opportunity to take control of all sections of the state border with the Russian Federation.
  • 7) Justice. The whole world should recognize the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the creation of an international mechanism for compensation for all damages caused by the war;
  • 8) Ecocide, the need for immediate protection of nature. Ukraine needs aid for demining, funds and technologies to restore treatment facilities;
  • 9) Prevention of escalation. Ukraine needs security guarantees, Kyiv has already presented their Kyiv Security Compact project.
  • 10) Establishing the end of the war. “When all anti-war measures are implemented, when security and justice begin to be restored, the parties must sign a document that establishes the end of the war,” Zelenskyy said.