# Russia says it was ready for talks on the three-year old war in Ukraine but would only stop fighting when a peace settlement suits Moscow. Russia also said it was trying to settle the Ukraine conflict with the United States, but that Europe wanted the war to continue. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Turkey on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with uncertainty hanging over US support for the wartorn country under President Donald Trump and Kyiv ceding ground to Moscow on the front line.
Russia is ready for talks on Ukraine but fighting will only stop when deal suits Moscow