MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow is ready for peace talks but will press its effort to destroy Ukraine’s military infrastructure, which the Kremlin claims is threatening Russia.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the Russian delegation to the talks submitted its demands to Ukrainian negotiators earlier this week and is now waiting for Kyiv’s response in a meeting set for later today.
Lavrov said that Russia will insist on provisions that Ukraine will never again represent a military threat to Russia. He says it will be up to Ukrainians to choose what government they should have.
Lavrov voices regret for civilian casualties during the Russian action in Ukraine, which started last week, and insists that the Russian military is using only precision weapons against military targets.
He tacitly acknowledges that some Russian strikes could have killed civilians, saying that “any military action is fraught with casualties, and not just among the military but also civilians.”
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