Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of not seeking a sustainable, fair, long-term settlement and said Ukrainian demands for security guarantees clash with Russia's positions. Lavrov stated that President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy only after senior officials resolve key issues, potentially through a prolonged negotiation process. Zelenskyy said he could meet Putin only after allies agree to security guarantees to deter future Russian attacks and warned that both sides were preparing for further fighting. Russia was reported to be building up troops on the southern front while Ukraine test-launched a long-range cruise missile. US President Donald Trump is pushing talks but has made little tangible progress toward a peace deal.
Russia has said that Ukraine was not interested in a long-term peace deal, accusing it of seeking security guarantees incompatible with Russia's demands. The Ukrainian regime and its representatives comment on the current situation in a very specific way, directly showing that they are not interested in a sustainable, fair, long-term settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference on Thursday.
Lavrov also repeated Russia's policy that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy but only after key issues have previously been worked out by senior officials in what could be a long negotiating process. His comments came as Zelenskyy announced he could meet with Putin, but only after his allies agree to security guarantees for Ukraine to deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops.
US President Donald Trump is trying to end Russia's three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine through talks with Zelenskyy and Putin. While he has upended a years-long Western policy of isolating the Russian leader, he has made little tangible progress towards a peace deal. Trump said in comments posted on his own social media platform, Truth Social, that the war would have never happened if he was in office at the time of Russia's invasion.
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