'Fundamental principles' must be respected to mediate Ukraine conflict, says Kuleba

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference in Odesa, Ukraine, September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

LISBON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that every country could act as a mediator in the war between Moscow and Kyiv, but would have to follow what he called "fundamental principles".

Speaking at a news conference in Lisbon alongside his Portuguese counterpart Joao Gomes Cravinho, Kuleba said mediation efforts should "lead to the full restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity" and should not "freeze the conflict".