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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says no meeting is planned between Putin and Zelensky amid disagreements over agenda and legitimacy issues in ongoing peace talks.
- Lavrov told NBC's 'Meet the Press' on February 25, 2025, there is 'no meeting planned' between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that "Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy, when the agenda would be ready for a summit" but the agenda is not ready.
- Lavrov cited Moscow's preconditions that include no NATO membership, territorial issue discussions, repeal of laws limiting Russian, and Russia questioning Zelensky's legal standing after his five-year term expired.
- Lavrov detailed that Russia gave its agenda to Donald Trump in Anchorage, saying `Zelensky said no to everything`, while Russia launched strikes including on a U.S.-based electronics factory.
- The White House did not immediately comment on Sergey Lavrov's remarks, which have raised doubts about Donald Trump's ability to broker a peace deal amid ongoing attacks.
- Following meetings in Anchorage on Aug. 15 and at the White House last week, security guarantees were a major topic involving Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, and European leaders, while Russia demands veto power over Ukraine's security arrangements.
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Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, the day of Ukraine's Independence Day, that a meeting with Vladimir Putin was the most effective way to move forward, while Moscow blames him for his insistence on demanding it at any cost, at a time when diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict seem to simmer. ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today in an interview with NBC News that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska did not discuss the meeting between the Russian President and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but that the topic was raised "improvised" later.
Lavrov says Russia ready to meet Zelensky in his capacity as 'de facto head of the regime'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said that while Russia is prepared to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to further progress peace talks, it questions his legitimacy. When asked by NBC News host Kristen Welker whether Russia views Zelensky as the “legitimate leader” of Ukraine, Lavrov called Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s Ukrainian counterpart a “de facto head of the regime.” “We recognize him as de facto head …
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