Overview
- In an address to the Federation Council, Sergey Lavrov said Moscow and Washington agreed to continue negotiations on a political resolution to the conflict.
- He cited proposals delivered by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff that include guarantees for national minority rights and religious freedoms in Ukraine.
- He warned that any foreign troop deployments in Ukraine or European expropriation of Russian assets would prompt a Russian response.
- He said Russia has no intention of fighting Europe and described the United States as growing impatient with European resistance to progress.
- Senators also took up ratification of a Russia–India agreement on the movement and support of military formations and an extension of special Bank of Russia powers through 2026.