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Lavrov says Zelenskiy comments are unhelpful, Russia's position is unchanged

Straits Times30 October 2026, 23:21 UTCRussia

Oct 30 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was cited as saying on Friday that Russia's position on the Ukraine conflict was unchanged and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's comments on maintaining strikes on Russian targets were unhelpful in preparing for new talks.

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