Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Criticizes Ukraine's Peace Plan and Accuses West of Spreading Lies

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ridiculed Ukraine's 10-point peace plan at the United Nations, calling it "completely not feasible" and insisting that the war would have to be settled "on the battlefield" if more realistic terms couldn't be offered. Lavrov accused the United States and its Western allies of actively waging war against Russia with Ukrainian forces, stating that they were "directly at war" with Russia. He blamed the US and its allies for starting and prolonging the war in Ukraine, while offering little to address the current fighting. As Russia faces increasing isolation on the world stage, it continues to clamp down on public dissent in the country.