It is impossible to reach a long-term solution to the Ukrainian crisis only through ceasefire or military operations on the line of contact. Its main reasons must be eradicated, including eliminating Russia's security threats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated.
"I would like to thank my Vietnamese friends for a balanced position on the Ukrainian settlement. It is impossible to reach a long-term solution to this problem only through the ceasefire or cessation of hostilities, "Lavrov wrote for" International Affairs "magazine in" Russia and Vietnam. "
He added that in order to regulate the Ukrainian crisis, it is necessary to eradicate its original reasons.
