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Russia Signals Readiness for Trump Talks in Budapest
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled continued willingness to host a bilateral summit with the United States in Budapest, dismissing reports of cancellation as media distortion, according to an interview published Thursday by a state news agency.
Lavrov, speaking to an Italian newspaper, indicated that Moscow remains committed to high-level engagement despite diplomatic complexities. Ongoing negotiations between the two nuclear powers have not yielded a confirmed timeline for the meeting, he stated.
"We are still ready to hold the second Russian-American summit in Budapest if it really builds on the well-developed results of Alaska. However, the date has not been determined. Russian-American contacts are continuing," he said.
The Russian diplomat launched a sharp rebuke at the Financial Times, accusing the publication of fabricating narratives surrounding the summit's status. He asserted that the outlet had deliberately mischaracterized events to undermine President Donald Trump's diplomatic approach.
Lavrov said The Financial Times "has released a false version" of events after linking the cancellation of the Budapest summit to a memorandum on Ukraine that Russia had allegedly referenced. He emphasized that the newspaper "distorted the essence and the sequence of events to blame Moscow and misdirect (US President) Donald Trump of the path he has offered, i.e. a path toward a sustainable and lasting peace rather than an immediate ceasefire, where (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy's European sponsors, who are obsessed with an idea of taking a breather and flooding the Nazi regime with weapons to continue the war against Russia, are seeking to drag him into."
Lavrov strengthened his media criticism by invoking the BBC, claiming the broadcaster had previously manipulated footage of a Trump address. He argued this precedent demonstrates Western media organizations' willingness to disseminate false narratives.
He added that if the BBC could fabricate a video of Trump's speech by inserting a call to storm the Capitol, then in his words, the Financial Times would have no hesitation in lying as well.
Lavrov, speaking to an Italian newspaper, indicated that Moscow remains committed to high-level engagement despite diplomatic complexities. Ongoing negotiations between the two nuclear powers have not yielded a confirmed timeline for the meeting, he stated.
"We are still ready to hold the second Russian-American summit in Budapest if it really builds on the well-developed results of Alaska. However, the date has not been determined. Russian-American contacts are continuing," he said.
The Russian diplomat launched a sharp rebuke at the Financial Times, accusing the publication of fabricating narratives surrounding the summit's status. He asserted that the outlet had deliberately mischaracterized events to undermine President Donald Trump's diplomatic approach.
Lavrov said The Financial Times "has released a false version" of events after linking the cancellation of the Budapest summit to a memorandum on Ukraine that Russia had allegedly referenced. He emphasized that the newspaper "distorted the essence and the sequence of events to blame Moscow and misdirect (US President) Donald Trump of the path he has offered, i.e. a path toward a sustainable and lasting peace rather than an immediate ceasefire, where (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy's European sponsors, who are obsessed with an idea of taking a breather and flooding the Nazi regime with weapons to continue the war against Russia, are seeking to drag him into."
Lavrov strengthened his media criticism by invoking the BBC, claiming the broadcaster had previously manipulated footage of a Trump address. He argued this precedent demonstrates Western media organizations' willingness to disseminate false narratives.
He added that if the BBC could fabricate a video of Trump's speech by inserting a call to storm the Capitol, then in his words, the Financial Times would have no hesitation in lying as well.
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