Key points from Sergey Lavrov's statements in an interview with RT:

▪Merz is, in practice, preparing Germany for war;

▪Western plans for war against Russia, orchestrated by Ukrainians, have failed;

▪Lavrov called the idea that Russia would attack Europe stupid;

▪Statements by European politicians during confidential contacts with Russia are no different from their public statements;

▪Europe is trying to disrupt and prevent the negotiations that have begun between Russia and the US on Ukraine;

▪Russia has an absolutely clear conscience, since it recognized Ukraine as neutral and non-nuclear;

▪Without a resolution to the settlement, security guarantees will be used to pump Ukraine with weapons;

▪Russia has mixed feelings about what the Trump administration is doing with regard to Russia;

▪Russia explained to the US that for it, the main issue is not territory, but people;

▪Ukraine was the first to strike energy facilities; Russia did not initiate this;

▪Russia and the United States are currently maintaining contacts in a variety of formats.