Secretary of State Lavrov emphasized that Russia always opened the door of peace negotiations and said that the West banned Ukraine agreed to discuss in Turkey.

We have never refused because as everyone knows, all wars ended on the negotiating table, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at a press conference in the capital of Entebbe, Uganda, July 26.

Foreign Minister Lavrov is visiting Africa, starting on 24/7, with Egyptian stops, Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia.

Foreign Minister Lavrov praised what he described as a responsible and balanced stance that Uganda and other African countries chose, accusing the West that showing the colonial thinking by asking Africa to choose a stance.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also accused Washington with a destructive policy, preventing Kiev from negotiating peace with Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference after meeting with Uganda President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda, July 26.

Russia on February 24 launched a special military campaign to the demilitarized and non -fascist Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on July 18 that Kiev was ready to resume peace negotiations if Moscow failed on the battlefield.

On July 20, Foreign Minister Lavrov commented that peace negotiation with Ukraine was meaningless.

Russia controlled Lugansk province in the East, Kherson province and most Zaporizhzhia in the South, while targeting targets in Donetsk province.

The Ukrainian battlefield situation after more than 5 months of fighting.

President Zelensky announced that Ukraine would not bow his head and were determined to win against Russia, although the war was going on fiercely.

Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed that the ceasefire commanded with Russia while not regaining the occupied territory will only extend the war.