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Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is open for direct discussions on Ukraine even as some EU government officials go against the thought
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Moscow stays open to coordinate discussions with the West, yet "both parties deserve equal credit here."
The minister was asked by a RT reporter on Friday about late remarks made by Polish President Andrzej Duda, in which he reprimanded France and Germany for proceeding to direct calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Duda found out if anybody talked "like this with Adolf Hitler during World War Two."
While talking about the prohibition of any exchange with Russia, "our Polish associates start to an effectively foster Ukrainian area," Lavrov noted.
The foreign minister made sense of that in the past he had heard "different responses from Paris and Berlin."
"[Former] German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron voiced intense disillusionment with the EU's Russophobes, who had obstructed a drive by France and Germany to direct a highest point between the EU and Russian President Putin," Lavrov answered. In 2021, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel proposed to welcome Russia for talks, however confronted resistance from heads of the coalition.
Both are "sensible legislators, who comprehend the need to find an exit from the emergency," Lavrov said.
We're actually open to exchange, yet both parties deserve equal credit here, while our Western accomplices are in the middle of breakdancing alone.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have been holding chats with Moscow after the tactical mission against Ukraine was sent off in late February. Their most recent three-dimensional call with President Putin occurred in late May.
We’re still open to dialogue, but it takes two to tango, while our Western partners are busy breakdancing alone.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have been holding talks with Moscow after the military campaign against Ukraine was launched in late February. Their latest trilateral call with President Putin took place in late May.
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