Praise from Minister Lavrov. Trump understands the situation
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday on Saturday at US President Donald Trump, saying he understands the conflict in Ukraine better than any other Western leader, Reuters reports.
‘When we talk about eliminating the fundamental causes of any conflict, including the conflict in Ukraine, this is the only way to resolve the problem and establish a long -term peace. Removing the fundamental causes, « Lavrov told Antalya Diplomacy Forum, an event organized in the south of Turkey.
‘President Trump was the first and so far, I think, almost the only one of the Western leaders who, repeatedly, with conviction, said it was a big mistake for Ukraine to be attracted to NATO. And this is one of the fundamental causes I mentioned so many times, « said Lavrov.
President Vladimir Putin, who launched the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, said countlessly that Ukraine’s desire to join NATO is a threat to Russia.
Lavrov’s statements take place after Friday’s discussions at St. Petersburg between Putin and Trump’s special emissary Steve Witkoff, about a peace agreement in Ukraine.
Referring to the agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the termination of attacks on energy infrastructures, Lavrov said Moscow was kept by the word and accused Kiev of hitting Russian energy infrastructure almost every day.
The Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met on Saturday, in the margin of Antalya Diplomacy Forum, to discuss the conflict in Ukraine and the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, notes Xinhua.
