Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine remain Moscow's mandatory demands for any settlement of the conflict.

"Demilitarization and denazification are mandatory conditions," — he said in an interview with Russian media on November 11, 2025.

The statement came amid a proposal to extend the New START Treaty for a year and a readiness to respond in kind to US nuclear tests. Lavrov emphasized the great powers' responsibility for strategic stability but noted the lack of clarification from Washington regarding Trump's claims about the alleged Russian tests.

Kyiv has repeatedly rejected these demands. In October 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called them "capitulation" and insisted on a peace formula involving troop withdrawal and NATO guarantees. The United States has not yet commented on Lavrov's latest statements, although the White House previously emphasized its support for Kyiv until a "just peace" is reached.

Experts see Moscow's position as maintaining a hard line ahead of possible negotiations with the Trump administration, which has promised to resolve the conflict quickly.