💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: During their latest visit to Moscow, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner confirmed that Washington remains interested in helping to bring about a settlement of the Ukraine conflict. As US President Donald Trump said in August 2025 (following the summit in Anchorage), everyone agrees that the aim should not be some kind of ceasefire agreement, but a lasting peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that will put a firm end to the war. Russia is ready for negotiations aimed at achieving precisely such a lasting and just peace. However, having learned from bitter experience, we will not pause the special military operation while negotiations are under way, in any form. This is precisely what Europe wants – with the same straightforward aim of gaining a respite and replenishing the depleted military arsenals of the Kiev regime.