One of Vladimir Putin's closest allies has outlined a series of demands Russia wants met to bring an end to its brutal war in Ukraine. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that any agreement to halt the violence cannot be reached unless the "root causes of the conflict" are "eliminated".

One of Vladimir Putin's close allies has outlined a set of demands that Russia wants met to end its violent conflict in Ukraine. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insists that a resolution to the fighting cannot be reached unless the "root causes of the conflict" are "eliminated.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listed Moscow's demands for a peace deal that would end its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in an interview with the Hungarian publication Magyar Nemzet. Lavrov said an end to the security threat posed to Russia by NATO's expansion,