Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry)

Lavrov said that Ukraine is only mentioned in the tittle of China’s 12-point settlement proposal, while the rest is about global geopolitical issues, noting that Russia has been ready for dialogue with the West for a long time.

Russia's proposals on security guarantee were first presented in 2009 and the most recent proposals were delivered to the US and NATO in December 2021.

Last November, Ukrainian President Zelensky presented a peace formula, which included food and energy security, troop withdrawal, restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and war prisoners’ releases.

Russia considered Ukraine's conditions for starting a negotiation as unrealistic.