Russia Says Excluding Moscow From Security Talks Is ‘Road to Nowhere’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that ’seriously discussing security issues without the Russian Federation is a utopia, it’s a road to nowhere.’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference in Moscow on Feb. 27, 2024. Maxim Shipenkov /POOL / AFP via Getty Images

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Aug. 20 that attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without including Moscow were a “road to nowhere.”

Lavrov’s comments came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and various European leaders for discussions about security guarantees for Ukraine.