Russia is not considering exchanging its territory following the attack on the Kursk Region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, in an interview aired on Aug. 31 with RT television. “It is very hard to tell what goal and intent they were pursuing. But political analysts are discussing it now. And even [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy said, he sometimes makes Freudian slips, that they will need this for future exchanges. That’s why they are taking prisoners and want to seize square kilometers. It’s so simple-minded and naive. We do not discuss our territory with anyone. We do not negotiate about our territory,” the minister said, as he commented on Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk Region, reported TASS.
He quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying a year and a half ago that Russia “is not against talks, but those who are against them should realize that the longer they procrastinate, the harder it will be to reach an agreement.” “In Istanbul, less than a month after the start of our special military operation, compared to what we see now, it was very easy to reach an agreement. They did not want that,” the minister said.
