Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Archival photoMOSCOW, Apr 30Talks between Russia and Ukraine are virtually taking place on a daily basis via video link, the delegations are discussing a draft of a possible treaty, which should fix the permanent neutrality of Kyiv, as well as guarantees of its security, in addition, the agenda of the talks includes the lifting of sanctions, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. «Currently, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are discussing the draft of a possible agreement via videoconferencing,» Lavrov said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency. He added that the document «should record such elements of the post-conflict state of affairs as permanent neutrality, a nuclear-free, non-aligned and demilitarized status of Ukraine, as well as guarantees of its security.» language, etc. The settlement of the situation in Ukraine will make it possible to make a significant contribution harmony with the de-escalation of military-political tensions in Europe, and in the world as a whole,» the minister said. Russia and Ukraine, he noted that «one of the possible options provides for the creation of an institution of guarantor states, among which, first of all, permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia and China.» Russia, Lavrov said, shares information with Chinese diplomats about the progress negotiations, and I am grateful to Beijing, as well as to other BRICS partners, for their balanced position on the Ukrainian issue.
