Russia's Lavrov: Either Ukraine fulfils Moscow's proposals or our army will decide - Reuters

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Moscow's proposals for colony successful Ukraine are good known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their ain bully oregon the Russian service volition determine the issue, TASS bureau quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arsenic saying.

"Our proposals for the demilitarization and denazification of the territories controlled by the regime, the elimination of threats to Russia's information emanating from there, including our caller lands, are good known to the enemy," the authorities quality bureau quoted Lavrov arsenic saying precocious connected Monday.

"The constituent is simple: Fulfil them for your ain good. Otherwise, the contented volition beryllium decided by the Russian army."

Moscow has been calling its penetration successful Ukraine a "special subject operation" to "demilitarise" and "denazify" its neighbour. Kyiv and its Western allies telephone it an imperial-style aggression to drawback land.

In September, Moscow proclaimed it had annexed 4 provinces of Ukraine - Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - aft holding alleged referendums that were rejected arsenic bogus and amerciable by Kyiv and its allies.

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was unfastened to negotiations and blamed Kyiv and its Western backers for a deficiency of talks, a stance Washington has antecedently dismissed arsenic posturing amid persistent Russian attacks.

Lavrov told TASS that erstwhile it comes to however agelong the struggle volition last, "the shot is successful the regime's tribunal and Washington down it."

There is nary extremity successful show to the war, which has entered its 11th month and which has killed thousands, displaced millions and turned cities into rubble.

Kyiv has ruled retired conceding immoderate onshore to Russia successful instrumentality for peace, and publically demands Russia relinquish each territory. Moscow has insisted it is pursing "demilitarisation" and "denazification" but successful world its aims person not been afloat defined.

Additional reporting by Oleksandr Kozhukhar successful Kyiv; Writing by Lidia Kelly and Ron Popeski; Editing by Sandra Maler

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