Security discussions without Moscow are 'road to nowhere': Russian Foreign Minister

Amid efforts to bring an end to the prolonged war in Ukraine, Moscow says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine's security.

The comments come as NATO military leaders gathered to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv.

Park Jun-han has more.

While the U.S. and NATO have been discussing possible security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Moscow on Wednesday said security discussions without Moscow are a 'road to nowhere'.

"We cannot agree with the fact that it is now proposed to resolve collective security issues without the Russian Federation.

And I am sure that in the West and above all in the United States, they understand perfectly well that seriously discussing security issues without the Russian Federation is a utopia, a road to nowhere."

This comes as NATO military leaders discussed security guarantees for Ukraine in a post-conflict scenario.

Although the specifics were not revealed, it is believed that in-depth talks took place on implementing the European-led security guarantees for Ukraine.

Ukraine has strongly disagreed on Russia's involvement in security guarantees since early stages of war back in 2022.

Prior to Russian Foreign Minister's remark, the U.S.-based outlet Politico reported on Tuesday that a trilateral summit could take place in Budapest, Hungary, bringing together U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

However, as Russia has insisted that it must be given equal footing with other countries such as the U.S., China, the UK and France when it comes to discussing any security guarantees for Ukraine, some media outlets have raised doubts over whether Putin will attend the peace summit with Zelenskyy.

Park Jun-han, Arirang News.