The Rus were Viking tribes that settled in Kiev as far back as 750 AD, 400 years before Moskva existed. The name Russia, coming from the city Moskva, has no connection to the RUS. Moskva were Finnish Urgic Tribes; Mosk means cow and Va water, which are Finnish names. There is no RUS there. The ethnic background of Moskva is Finnish-Urgic and Mongolian. The Rus developed the religion, city Kiev, alphabet, and had its saints. The founder was a Viking named Askold or Oskold (Norse) from Sweden; not Oleg as in the Russian story. Oskold, the first king was in Kiev before Oleg in Novgorod. Oskold was baptized in Constantinople and sent the first bishop back to Kiev. Oskold and Dir were the first Dynasty of Kievian Rus. Askold rules from the 40-60s and Dir to the 80s. Askold is buried in Kiev and the first Kievian Christian King & Dynasty. Oleg followed coming from Sweden through Novgorod. But Russia as named today started in the city of Moskva over 400 years later after Kievian Rus or Rus. From Kiev, the capitol of Rus, Kievian culture was spread,  much like the Greeks Hellenized the known world, or like the British anglicized the world by the English language. This process does not make Moskva to become RUS in as much as Persian are not Greek. How we are misled by a name; Russia. The capitol of the RUS has always been Kiev. There is no other RUS and no RUS in Moskva. Many say Ukraine began recently; but the culture of the RUS is Kievian RUS, both culture and ethnic background. Ukraine is a name given by Poland meaning outer lands. The land of the RUS before the Mongolian invasion was very large. The name RUS is a Norse name which means men that row; there are no men that row in Moskva. So Moskva adopted the name Russia while being a Mongolian vassal, essentially traitor to the RUS; and all the Czars were Mongolian-Finnish. The Culture  of the Mongolian was centralized power, and that cultural imprint was passed on to present day Russia. Ukraine’s real name should be Kievian RUS, or Kievskarus!

Putin & Lavrov should be ashamed of themselves, the USSR was an occupation; it never had the status of a sovereign state and due process of law that would be associated with a free society. Even today the mentality of the gulag exists. As such, it did not deserve to exist; and history has shown such totalitarian organizations fail over time and author in many gulags. The true culture of Russia is Finno-Ugric and Mongolian, having nothing to do with the RUS (Kievian), expect borrowed as in the sense of Hellenized or Anglicized "forms" as a comparative reference. The centralized form of Russian politics is a very Mongolian imprint on culture. The actions of Putin seem to be another Mongolian invasion of Kiev; here I suggest as to the correct metaphor. I believe so. Putin & Lavrov insistence to have purview over eastern Europe also seems like paying tribute to the Mongolian Horde. Moskva started as an agglomeration of Finnish tribes, combining a Finnish name meaning cows water and developed by Mongolian culture. Mosk means cow and Va means water. The RUS are men that row, Vikings, Norse, established Kiev 400 years before (750 AD) Moskva even thought to exist. The name Russia for current nation is totally inappropriate. The current Russia started in Moskva; how misleading is the name Russia coming from Moskva that has no connection to the RUS. All the lands should be returned to Kiev; the West of Russia to Finland, and the East to Mongolia. Russia’s place on the globe appears as a temporary aberration in my view. To use threats of Nukes publicly strikes at the heart as adolescent behaviour; surely any nation or person that issues such threats and being an ally to such while not even having war imposed on them is not fit to rule. This would include allies of Russia. Oh yes, I remember, Russia didn't invent the bomb, they stole it in the 1940's and gave it to Kurchatov

Lavrov , the international court of justice is waiting for you !

Biasa aja kata pak Ir jokowidodo cuman mayyit hahaaaaaaaaaaa

How could this be happening to Ukrainian..may God punish the aggressors…may God blesses Ukrainians and wins this blasphemy war

The Ukrainian man said "he don't know who is guilty, who started it"? I thought Russia was the one who started it

FAKE NEWS

It is a pity that 😕 that Putin and his Russia 🇷🇺 are going to be allowed to get away 🤔 🙄 with this SLAUGHTER!
How much killings will it take for the world to intervene.
The world (NATO, EU and the USA 🇺🇸) are pacifist?
Putin, a former KGB head 🙄 😳 knows this! Great Shame.

Ukraine should have to accept Russian conditions.

That is all we developed weopons and mass graves is against humanity and god will punish those escalating tensions.

I don’t know if anyone is wanting to sue putin but i want to, he is so evil and heartless, he put bombs in a maternity hospital with INNOCENT babys in it as well as pregnant women and he put bombs in kindergardens, like WHY? why would you take the lives of innocent babys that did nothing to hurt you? i pray for Ukrain to be safe

😩 bodies piles up over each other 😖

Russian corrupt political & money elite think they are being diplomatic when holding talks; but when you have no intentions of compromise or anything except fake Russian PR fake news talk (without independent facts as proof this type of game played by the Russians in laughable) based on Lying as dictated by the leader of the country Putin who invaded Ukraine & denied would do so.

Bolivar can't stand two — a catch phrase from O. Henry's story "The Roads we choose"

proletarians of all countries unite=голодранці всього світу в одну купу гоп=Пролетарі всіх країн об'єднуйтеся

Bolivar kann zwei nicht ertragen — ein geflügelter Satz aus der Geschichte von Vater Henry «Die Straßen, die wir wählen»Der

proletarier об'єднуйтеся aller Länder verbinden sich= голодранці всього світу в одну купу гоп =Пролетарі всіх

Those mad politicians, which their salaries are paid by civilians.
Why are they still pushing their ego?
A good leader is a leader who puts the safety of his people first.

How can you expect cease fire when all the countries of NATO arming Ukraine with millions Dollars worth wapens/ arsenal!!!! And further there are no civilians any more, they have been armed to form paramilitary and guellra force. This is just like that you put petrol on the fire and expect it to extinguished.

Lavrov is denial with a tie.

We need not to forget that the Biden administration ordered farmers to destroy their crops and the same was told to the oil industry. This is going to contribute to shortages everywhere in USA and the world over since USA is an exporter country.

B*tcha$$ your best wasn't good enough.

No thanks to US. No thanks to Russia. No thanks to NATO. Ukraine is now in ruins. Many innocent lives are gone. Many would die. With the way NATO and US are flooding EU with weapons, you guys should brace up for a strong wave of insurgency.

Lavrov's lack of empathy for the Ukrainian People his country invaded and his deflection of the topic to an attack on all things Russia explain why narcissist like him, Putin and Donald Trump do not have any friends.

Not even a decent funeral…that's sad…
All the questions…so few answers…
The warmongers should fight themselves on the ground and in the fields

PTSD all over the place. Stop these crimes…
This is why so many young people in "richer" and "developing" countries are suffering of so much depression

Y not surrender and save lives

RIP the deceased. Imagine the suffering in middle east

Russians saying is not in their interest to have civilians and that Ukrainians oppose. Yet … it looks like they are opposing .

So sad!

Aljazeera English is a Western Propaganda mouthpiece. Shame on Aljazeera

Turkeye is doing it's best for peace ✌

NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against having a military alliance making itself at home right in our own backyard; in our historic territory.