Russia says talk of a ceasefire, rather than a full peace deal, in Ukraine is simply not serious


FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi in Moscow, Russia, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool/File Photo

MOSCOW, Jan ‌14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister ‌Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday ‌that Russia was open for peace talks on Ukraine but that ‍talk of a ceasefire ‍ahead of ‌a full peace deal was simply ‍not ​serious.

Asked about a Bloomberg report that ⁠White House envoy Steve Witkoff and ‌U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared ⁠Kushner ‍are seeking to travel to Moscow to meet Russian ‍President Vladimir Putin, Lavrov ‌said that Putin had repeatedly said he is open to serious discussions about peace in Ukraine.

It would, Lavrov said, be helpful if Washington briefed ‌Moscow on the latest peace proposals for Ukraine.

(Reporting by Vladimir ​Soldatkin and Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; editing by Guy Faulconbridge )

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