Russia ready to conclude agreements on Ukraine, but based on the situation on the ground

(Patria) - Moscow is ready for talks on Ukraine that would take into account the situation on the ground and Russian security interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told TASS news agency.

"Our position remains the same: we are ready for agreements provided that the current situation on the ground is taken into account, as well as our position, which everyone knows well, and our security interests, including the need to prevent the creation of a hostile Nazi regime near Russian borders, which openly declares the goal of eliminating everything Russian in the areas of Crimea and Novorossiya that the Russian people have explored and developed for centuries," he stressed.

Lavrov earlier stated that the longer Kyiv delays talks with Moscow, the harder it will be to reach an agreement.

According to him, the ban by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on talks with Moscow should be lifted in order to pave the way for dialogue.