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Impact LevelMedium
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Scope LevelRegional
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Last Update2025-12-17
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Event Overview
The Kremlin and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov address potential US sanctions and Western countries' refusal to negotiate. They emphasize that such actions would harm diplomatic relations and hinder conflict resolution, while also shifting blame for the lack of progress.
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Kremlin Responds to Reports of Potential US Sanctions Over Ukraine Conflict
The Kremlin responded to reports about potential new US sanctions if Moscow does not agree to a peaceful solution for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin stated that it had not seen the reports but believes that any sanctions would harm US-Russia relations. President Putin criticized Western calls for preparing for a major conflict with Russia as hysteria and lies, and warned that if Ukraine and the West abandon peace talks, Russia will seize the claimed territories by military means.
Russian Foreign Minister Accuses Western Countries of Undermining Conflict Resolution Efforts
On the 24th, Russia-1 television channel broadcast an interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. In response to some Western countries' recent statements that they would not engage in negotiations with Russia, and subsequent remarks that additional sanctions would be imposed if negotiations do not take place or do not yield satisfactory results, Lavrov stated: "They are just looking for an excuse to prevent negotiations while trying to shift responsibility onto Zelensky." Lavrov asserted that these actions are aimed at undermining the conflict resolution process jointly promoted and already yielding good results by the presidents of Russia and the United States.