“Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ławrow and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio conducted a telephone conversation” – informs the Ukrainian” The Kyiv Independent “.
Indicates that this was to happen On the initiative of the American sideto discuss the future of bilateral contacts between Moscow and Washington and recent peace talks in Istanbul.
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“Lavrov reportedly accepted what he described as a “constructive” role of Washington in encouraging Kiev to accept the proposal of President Vladimir Putin regarding the resumption of peace conversations in Istanbul, “we read.
Marco Rubio, in turn, praised the agreement on the exchange of prisoners of war and drew attention to the efforts of both parties to determine the conditions of potential suspension of weapons.
The Ukrainian portal emphasizes that this conversation took place a day after Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on May 16, talking for less than two hours without reaching a breakthrough.
As a spokeswoman for the American ministry of diplomacy wrote in a statement, in an interview with Lavrov Rubio “passed the strong message of President Trump” that the United States is very interested in “achieving the permanent ending of the Russian-Ukrainian war”.
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Marco Rubio joined with Lavrov from the Vatican, where he had a number of meetings with the Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin and a special envoy of the Pope for Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppim.
“A comprehensive peace plan proposed by the United States presents the best path ahead,” Bruce wrote.
Ukraine proposed on Friday Russia an immediate suspension of weapons, exchange of prisoners of war and meeting face -to -face Volodymyr Zelnski with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. However, the delegation of Moscow demanded from Kiev to withdraw from four partly occupied Ukrainian circuits, to which Russia unlawfully plasters the law – Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Khersonia.
