Lavrov: "Holding peace talks with Ukraine in the Vatican seems unrealistic"

Peace talks with Ukraine in the Vatican seem unrealistic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

According to the Foreign Minister, the main issue will be the “legitimacy” of the Ukrainian president.

“The issue of Zelensky’s legitimacy will be of fundamental importance in the signing of a peace agreement,” Lavrov said.

According to him, Russia “cannot leave the people under the rule of the current regime in Kiev.”

“If Zelensky’s junta expects that Ukraine will continue to live by the existing laws, then these are illusions,” Lavrov said.