Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, awaiting serious proposal - Reuters

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said connected Tuesday that Moscow was unfastened to talks with the West connected the Ukraine warfare but had yet to person immoderate superior connection to negotiate.

In an interrogation connected authorities TV, Lavrov said Russia was consenting to prosecute with the United States oregon with Turkey connected ways to extremity the war, present successful its 8 month.

His accent connected Russia's receptiveness to talks came aft a bid of stinging defeats since the commencement of September that person swung the momentum of the struggle successful favour of Ukraine.

Lavrov said officials including White House nationalist information spokesperson John Kirby had said the United States was unfastened to talks but that Russia had refused.

"This is simply a lie," Lavrov said. "We person not received immoderate superior offers to marque contact."

He besides said Russia would not crook down a gathering betwixt President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden astatine a mid-November acme of the Group of 20 successful Indonesia, and would see the connection if it receives one.

"We person repeatedly said that we ne'er garbage meetings. If determination is simply a proposal, past we volition see it," Lavrov said.

Commenting connected the anticipation that Turkey could big talks betwixt Russia and the West, Lavrov said Moscow would beryllium consenting to perceive to immoderate suggestions but could not accidental successful beforehand whether this would pb to results.

He said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would person an accidental to enactment proposals to Russian President Vladimir Putin erstwhile some sojourn Kazakhstan this week.

Lavrov noted that nonstop talks betwixt Russia and Ukraine had breached down astatine the extremity of March. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ruled retired talking to Putin aft Russia claimed the annexation past period of 4 Ukrainian regions that it partially occupies.

Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge

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