Russia says agenda 'not ready at all' for Putin-Zelenskiy summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a summit agenda is not ready, delaying a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting amid ongoing conflict and differing peace conditions.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated in an interview on NBC that there is currently no planned meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, as an appropriate agenda for a summit has yet to be established.
- The delay follows Ukraine’s rejection of Russian proposals and Kyiv’s condition for binding security guarantees before talks, as Zelenskyy said no to everything.
- Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces targeted a key oil pumping facility in the Bryansk region along the Druzhba pipeline, leading to a halt in oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia amid ongoing drone strikes and territorial conflicts.
- The number of new Russian military recruits dropped to 37,900 in Q2 2025, the lowest in two years, contradicting Medvedev’s claim of 210,000 recruits.
- The summit’s failure highlights deep divisions as Russia maintains demands for Ukraine’s neutrality and territorial concessions while European leaders support a ground troop presence and fresh sanctions.
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Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push
Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.“Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy when the agenda is ready for a summit, and this agenda is not ready at all,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview
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