Russia’s Lavrov claims Ukraine’s Western allies are quietly changing strategy in bid to end conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that Western nations are quietly changing strategy regarding the war in Ukraine.

“Some ‘calls’ begin, whispers, like, why don’t you meet with someone in Europe who would be ready to talk, and talk about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Lavrov told state-owned news organizations RIA Novosti and Rossiya 24, according to a Google translation of the interview transcript shared by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“They used to boast of the position ‘not a word about Ukraine without Ukraine.’ There are hints and leaks in the...