Speaking at the Russian Federation Council on the 10th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia and the US have agreed to continue discussions to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and both Russia and the US recognize that without eradicating the causes of the Ukrainian crisis, it is impossible to resolve the issue smoothly. According to information published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov said that during US presidential special envoy Witkov's visit to Moscow on the 2nd, Russia and the US discussed and reached an agreement on the relevant proposals put forward by the US side to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and agreed to continue this work. Lavrov also said, “As President Putin said, we have no intention of fighting Europe, but we are ready and will respond to any hostile action such as deploying European forces in Ukraine and seizing Russian assets.”

Speaking at the Russian Federation Council on the 10th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia and the US have agreed to continue discussions to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and both Russia and the US recognize that without eradicating the causes of the Ukrainian crisis, it is impossible to resolve the issue smoothly. According to information published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov said that during US presidential special envoy Witkov's visit to Moscow on the 2nd, Russia and the US discussed and reached an agreement on the relevant proposals put forward by the US side to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and agreed to continue this work. Lavrov also said, “As President Putin said, we have no intention of fighting Europe, but we are ready and will respond to any hostile action such as deploying European forces in Ukraine and seizing Russian assets.”