Peace talks on Ukraine will be possible only if they are aimed at establishing a “new world order” without American dominance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday at a press conference in Ankara, where he is on an official visit. , reports Reuters. AFP.

Sergey LavrovPhoto: Oleksandr Zemlyanichenko / AP – The Associated Press / Profimedia

“Negotiations can take place only on the basis of taking into account Russian interests,” Lavrov said.

“It is about the principles that form the basis of the new world order,” added the Russian Foreign Minister at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

On Friday, Moscow threatened to call into question the agreement that allows the export of Ukrainian grain if nothing is done to remove obstacles to the export of Russian fertilizers and food.

“If there is no progress in removing obstacles to Russian exports of fertilizers and grain, then we doubt whether this agreement is necessary,” a Russian diplomat said, adding that Russia could act outside the grain export agreement if the West kept what it called “obstacles”. “, – reports Reuters.

According to him, the discussions he held in Ankara were devoted to the “non-fulfillment” of the terms of the agreement on the export of grain through the Black Sea.

Lavrov noted that Russian exports of grain and fertilizers are affected by the lack of access to insurance and the SWIFT payment system.

He appealed to European countries, which, according to him, have a surplus of Ukrainian grain, to donate part of it to poor countries.

Russia’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a two-day official visit dominated by documents on bilateral relations and current international affairs, including Syria, the war in Ukraine and a grain deal. (Agerpress)

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