The head of Russian diplomacy emphasized that the topic of the meeting of both leaders was not raised during the summit in Anchorage in Alaska, where US presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talked. According to Lavrov, this issue appeared later – after Trump's telephone conversation with Putin during the visit of the European delegation to Washington.
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Lavrov criticizes Zelanski's approach. “De facto boss of the regime”
Lavrov pointed out that Moscow is ready for further talks in the Istanbul format and proposed to raise the rank of a delegation. – Putin said that the meeting of leaders must be very well prepared. There must be an agenda and it is not there Said Lavrov.
The Russian politician said that the Kremlin expected a possible peak to bring “real decisions”. In his opinion, Washington agrees with some Russian demands, including regarding the lack of Ukraine membership in NATO and talks about territorial issues. – Zełnski did not agree to anything – said Lavrov.
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The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs He also questioned Zelanski's ID, calling him “de facto boss of the regime”. In his opinion Signing any room documents requires agreement whether the Ukrainian president has a legitimate fine.
Russia criticizes the West for alleged torpedoing of peace conversations. “Occupation forces”
Lavrov accused Ukraine and Europe attempted to torpedo Trump -Putin conversations. He also claimed that the West wants to send “intervention, occupation forces” to Ukraine, aimed at Russia.
Referring to the allegations of Russian attacks on civil facilities, the minister stated that Moscow only hits military goals. He accused Kyiv of attacking his own civil infrastructure and rejected the questions of NBC journalists as “primitive”.
“Russia is not fighting for the territory, we care about people,” Lavrov summed up, adding that in his opinion “Europeans do not want peace“.
