{
  "id": 9392909,
  "title": "Lavrov Tells UN Security Council Russia Won’t Pause the War During Negotiations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lavrov-tells-un-security-council-russia-wont-pause-the-war-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85264"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia would not cease its \"special military operation\" against Ukraine, regardless of potential negotiations. Lavrov rejected international calls for a ceasefire during the Security Council meeting, held at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Lavrov's remarks, emphasizing that the European nations had \"engaged in their shenanigans\" to prevent Ukraine from keeping its 1991 borders. Sybiha highlighted that only Russia, out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, was blocking a ceasefire resolution. The Council, with the power to issue legally binding decisions, consists of five permanent members: the US, UK, France, China, and Russia. Russia's permanent member status allows it to veto any resolution aimed at addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sybiha posed three questions to Lavrov: Why does Russian President Vladimir Putin not meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky? What did the thousands of Russian soldiers killed in August die for? And how has Moscow managed to burn after four years of planning to take Kyiv in three days? Additionally, Sybiha urged members to demand humanitarian corridors for the besieged city of Oleshky in the Kherson region, which remains a humanitarian crisis due to Russia's failure to comply with an evacuation deal. The city is described as a \"death trap,\" with residents risking explosions from mines to escape through the woods. Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian parliament commissioner for human rights, reported receiving 176 appeals regarding the dire situation in Oleshky, verifying at least 358 people in urgent need of assistance. Fifty-one countries signed a joint statement on Wednesday, calling on Russia to agree to a full ceasefire and engage in meaningful negotiations, as large-scale Russian attacks continue in the fifth year of the war. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas delivered the statement alongside Sybiha and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot at the UN General Assembly. On the same day, President Zelensky offered Russia a truce on energy strikes, provided Russia took genuine and reciprocal steps toward de-escalation.",
  "summary": "During the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Kremlin will not pause its “special military operation” even during negotiations. His Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, accused Russia of blocking peace, while 51 countries signed a joint initiative urging Moscow to accept a full ceasefire.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says Russia won't pause war during negotiations.",
    "Ukraine's Sybiha condemns Lavrov, calls out EU for preventing Ukraine's borders.",
    "Sybiha asks Lavrov three questions about Putin, Russian soldiers' deaths, and Kyiv's fate."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}