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Lavrov states likehood of Russia-US summit rely on Washington
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Sunday that the possibility of a Russia-US summit depends on actions from Washington.
"President (Donald) Trump suggested to President (Vladimir) Putin to meet in Budapest. President Putin said, yes, let's go into the preparatory work," Lavrov said in an interview with a Hungarian media outlet.
He emphasized that Moscow remains open to discussions but noted that the initiative must come from the United States. "We are polite people. And when we are invited, we say, yes, let's agree how and where and when. And then this invitation is canceled, as President Trump said yesterday in the White House. Later they said that ‘cancel’ means ‘postpone.’ It's up to those who initiated the process," he added.
Lavrov recounted a positive conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, highlighting that the United States had driven the initiative. "The initiative was on the part of the United States. As I said, I heard that the State Department issued a communique saying that it was a good and productive phone conversation between Rubio and Lavrov. And it was so good that for the time being, we don't need any meetings," he said.
“After we talked with Marco Rubio regarding following up on the results of (the August summit between Trump and Putin in) Alaska, he did not mention any new meetings or conversations. And I did not raise the issue, because the entire initiative was coming from the United States. And we would be ready to move as the Americans feel comfortable for themselves,” Lavrov added.
Lavrov also discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine, noting that the future of certain territories is being debated in multiple formats. He said President Putin had raised the issue with Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and other leaders.
“We need a buffer zone. Because Ukrainians continue shelling, bombing, droning Russian territory, including the territories which never were challenged by anybody. I mean, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk,” he said.
"President (Donald) Trump suggested to President (Vladimir) Putin to meet in Budapest. President Putin said, yes, let's go into the preparatory work," Lavrov said in an interview with a Hungarian media outlet.
He emphasized that Moscow remains open to discussions but noted that the initiative must come from the United States. "We are polite people. And when we are invited, we say, yes, let's agree how and where and when. And then this invitation is canceled, as President Trump said yesterday in the White House. Later they said that ‘cancel’ means ‘postpone.’ It's up to those who initiated the process," he added.
Lavrov recounted a positive conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, highlighting that the United States had driven the initiative. "The initiative was on the part of the United States. As I said, I heard that the State Department issued a communique saying that it was a good and productive phone conversation between Rubio and Lavrov. And it was so good that for the time being, we don't need any meetings," he said.
“After we talked with Marco Rubio regarding following up on the results of (the August summit between Trump and Putin in) Alaska, he did not mention any new meetings or conversations. And I did not raise the issue, because the entire initiative was coming from the United States. And we would be ready to move as the Americans feel comfortable for themselves,” Lavrov added.
Lavrov also discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine, noting that the future of certain territories is being debated in multiple formats. He said President Putin had raised the issue with Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and other leaders.
“We need a buffer zone. Because Ukrainians continue shelling, bombing, droning Russian territory, including the territories which never were challenged by anybody. I mean, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk,” he said.
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