MOSCOW: Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov stated there isn’t any agenda for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing Zelenskyy of claiming “no to all the things”.
Talking to NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker”, Lavrov stated Putin had made clear he was prepared to satisfy Zelenskyy to debate a doable deal to finish the warfare in Ukraine, offered there was a correct agenda for such a session, one thing he stated was missing for now.
Each Russia and Ukraine try to point out United States President Donald Trump that they’re able to attempt to strike a peace deal, one thing the US chief has stated he needs to dealer, whereas accusing the opposite of not being honest or prepared to barter in good religion.
“Putin is able to meet with Zelenskiy when the agenda could be prepared for a summit. And this agenda will not be prepared in any respect,” Lavrov informed NBC, saying no assembly was subsequently deliberate for now.
Lavrov stated Russia had agreed to point out flexibility on numerous points raised by Trump at a US-Russia summit final week, however accused Ukraine of not displaying the identical flexibility in talks with Trump and European allies that adopted in Washington.
“He (Trump) clearly indicated – it was very clear to all people that there are a number of ideas which Washington believes have to be accepted, together with no NATO membership (for Ukraine), together with the dialogue of territorial points, and Zelenskiy stated no to all the things,” stated Lavrov.
“He even stated no to, as I stated, to cancelling laws banning the Russian language. How can we meet with an individual who’s pretending to be a pacesetter?”
