00:00Any attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow's participation are a road to nowhere, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
00:10He insists that Moscow must take part of any talks on security guarantees, dismissing European diplomacy as aggressive escalation and a clumsy effort to sway Donald Trump.
00:20Lavrov added that China, Russia's ally, should be among Ukraine's security guarantors, reviving a 2022 proposal first raised during talks in Turkey.
00:31The proposal then called for guarantees from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China, Russia, the US, Britain and France.
00:40European leaders are currently exploring post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump pledged US protection under any peace deal.
00:49Moscow has repeatedly rejected European troops in Ukraine, one of the guarantees now under discussion.
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