Russia wants to give safety guarantees to Ukraine

Translating from the Dialog, Aug. 20:

Russia offered Ukraine its "security guarantees" – The Internet is laughing at Lavrov's statement 

Lavrov proposed returning to "security guarantees," where Russia would have veto power over any aid to Kyiv.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that Russia will not accept any security guarantees for Ukraine if they are developed without Moscow's participation. He proposed returning to the "Istanbul 2022 model"—a document in which Russia not only was listed as a guarantor but also granted veto power over any aid to Kyiv...

In other words, Russia attempted to push the idea that is should control who and how assists Ukraine in the event of further aggression. Kyiv, in response, did not even comment on these statements. In Ukrainian and Western circles, this position has long been perceived as empty talk.   

Social media is mocking Lavrov's statement. "It's like Hitler becoming the guarantor of Jewish security," one online commenter joked...

Any model in which Moscow can veto international aid is no longer on the table, Kyiv says, especially given the 2022 scenario, when Russia first held talks in Istanbul and then continued military escalation."