The top diplomat says Moscow has “never rejected” peace negotiations out of hand Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that multiple Western leaders had approached him about potential negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine, saying the Kremlin is ready for dialogue so long as it respects Moscow’s core interests.

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Evgeny Prigozhin agreed to halt his march on Moscow and avert “a bloodbath,” the Belarusian president said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Saturday that he had arranged a deal whereby Wagner Group leader Evgeny Prigozhin will abandon his mutiny in exchange for “security guarantees” for his fighters.