Europe is trying to obstruct a diplomatic solution in Ukraine

Moscow – Agencies:

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that European countries are “trying by all means” to obstruct diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, adding that they are encouraging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to continue fighting despite their lack of financial resources.

Lavrov explained that Moscow does not intend to go to war with Europe, stressing that “there are no such intentions.” He said that Moscow would respond to any steps to confiscate its frozen assets or to any possible deployment of European forces in Ukraine.