Russia said Wednesday that discussions around potential Western security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a broader peace deal to end the war are a "road to nowhere" unless Moscow is involved in the talks.

"We cannot agree with the fact that it is now proposed to resolve collective security issues without the Russian Federation. This will not work," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference in Moscow after meeting with Jordan's top diplomat.

"We have already explained more than once that Russia does not overstate its interests, but we will ensure our legitimate interests firmly and harshly,” Lavrov said.

“And I am sure that in the West and above all in the United States they understand perfectly well that seriously discussing security issues without the Russian Federation is an utopia, a road to nowhere.”

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