# Lavrov says Russia refuses to stop attacking Ukraine during peace talks

https://mins.news/en/item/56016

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-12 16:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-refuses-to-stop-attacking-ukraine-during-peace-negotiations-lavrov-says/

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow would not pause its full-scale invasion of Ukraine while negotiations on a peace settlement continued. He rejected a temporary ceasefire and a Putin-Zelensky meeting in a third country, while saying Russia remained ready for talks. Zelensky said he was willing to meet Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December.

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