According to the foreign minister, Russia is ready to work with anyone willing to "negotiate honestly, on an equal footing, without blackmail or pressure" MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. The US is the only Western country willing to address the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a news conference to review the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025. He also noted that, while the West has the right to talk among themselves "on the basis of their