The Russian minister referred to the fact that the UN recognizes the right of the people of Greenland to self-determination.
Russia has appealed to the UN with a request to recognize the right of the population of Donbass, "Novorossiya," and Crimea to self-determination. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with Turkish media.
"I have written letters, debated at UN Security Council meetings with Secretary-General Guterres. (...) Now we have once again requested from UN Secretary-General Guterres and his team whether (...) if the UN recognizes the right of the people of Greenland to self-determination, that it is the people of Greenland who decide their fate, and not someone from the outside, will the UN recognize such a right for the population of Donbass, Novorossiya, and, of course, Crimea?" he stated.
Lavrov noted that in the original "peace plan" of 28 points, secretly drawn up by Russia and the US in November, there was a demand for Kyiv to ensure the rights of national minorities, including language and religion. The Russian minister complained that Europe and Ukraine had removed the relevant point from their version of the peace plan.
During the interview, the Russian minister also rejected the idea of a ceasefire during the peace negotiations.
"We have repeatedly said, President [Vladimir] Putin has often reminded of this, that the truce, which Zelensky is again seeking, at least for 60 days, or better for a longer period, is unacceptable for us," he stated.
Commenting on Ukraine and the US's plans to conclude a security guarantees agreement, Lavrov stated that Moscow does not know what this document is about.
"I will not speak about the security guarantees agreement between the US and Ukraine because we have not seen it. (...) It is claimed that security guarantees are the key to not renewing this conflict. This will be the key to a completely different 'door.' Because if you figure out what is at stake, the 'masters' of the Zelensky regime are working to guarantee security to this illegal, illegitimate regime, the roots of which were planted during the coup in February 2014," Lavrov stated.
According to him, real 'honest' guarantees were provided in the draft peace agreement that was discussed in Istanbul in the spring of 2022.
"It was clearly stated what security guarantees mean - the absence of foreign military bases on the territory of Ukraine, no exercises involving foreigners unless such exercises are approved by all guarantor countries - everything was detailed and specific. If someone suddenly violates these guarantees, the guarantor countries take measures to prevent these violations," Lavrov stated.
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