Russia says it has reached an understanding with the United States on Ukraine: “Disagreements have been resolved”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that all “misunderstandings” with the United States over Ukraine had been resolved following a meeting this month between President Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Reuters reports.

The Kremlin praised the meeting with Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, describing the Dec. 2 meeting as “constructive,” although there appeared to be no major progress on resolving the war in Ukraine.

However, Lavrov said on Thursday that the talks confirmed the “mutual understandings” reached by Putin and Donald Trump at a bilateral summit held in Alaska in August.

“Now, here in our negotiations with the Americans on the issue of Ukraine, I personally believe that the misunderstandings and communication errors have been resolved,” he said.

Russia says peace deal with Ukraine will include security guarantees 'for all sides'

Lavrov added that Russia wants an agreed package of documents to underpin a long-term and sustainable peace deal in Ukraine with security guarantees for all parties involved.

“We have submitted additional proposals on collective security guarantees to our American colleagues,” Lavrov said. “We understand that when we discuss security guarantees, we cannot limit ourselves only to Ukraine,” the head of Russian diplomacy added.

He also said that Russia would not accept Ukraine joining NATO and that Moscow wanted protection for Russian speakers in Ukraine.

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