Putin and Zelenskyy have ‘no meeting planned,’ Russia’s Lavrov says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a joint press conference to Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025.
Majid Asgaripour | Through Reuters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the possibility of a close meeting between the cold water, and said the meeting was not planned at the moment.
During his interview with NBC News, which was released on Sunday, Lavrov said, “Putin is ready to meet Zelenskyy, where the agenda will be ready for the summit. “He said.
“And this agenda is not ready at all,” he continued.
Lavrov’s comments suggested that President Donald Trump would make a breakthrough in the ongoing war.
“I called President Putin and started to organize a meeting in a place to be determined between President Putin and President Zelenskyy.”
Trump met with Putin in Alaska and then hosted Zelenskyy in the White House, as well as several European leaders.
However, since Trump’s meetings with two leaders, Russia has continued to launch missile strikes in Ukraine, which Hit an electronic factory It belongs to a US -based company.
Ongoing attacks – and Lavrov’s comments – Trump’s ability to make a peace agreement between the two countries.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for a comment on Lavrov’s words.
However, in a separate interview about the NBC News, Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism about “energetic diplomacy” “ending this war”.
“We’ll finally be successful or we’ll hit a brick wall,” Vance said to NBC News, “Meet with the press.”
“And if we hit a brick wall, then we will continue this negotiation process, leverage application,” he said.
