'Without respect for Russians ... ': Moscow after Zelenskyy-Trump talks; rejects call for 'long-term agreements'
This comes a day after Zelenskyy-Trump talks, where the US president assured that he would talk to Vladimir Putin after the meet.
"Without respect for Russia's security interests, without full respect for the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people who live in Ukraine, there can be no talk of any long-term agreements," Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told state TV channel Rossiya 24.
Lavrov further said any meeting between Russian and Ukrainian presidents regarding conflict resolution must be prepared "very thoroughly".
Trump had hinted at a possible trilateral meet if "everything worked out". "We're going to have a meeting. I think if everything works out well today we'll have a trilateral and I think there will be a reasonable chance of ending the war when we do that," he had said.
"Any contacts involving leaders must be prepared very thoroughly," Lavrov said.
Meanwhile, Trump has endorsed for a long-term peace agreement instead of a "two-year" one that would end up in "mess" again.
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What happened at Zelenskyy-Trump meet?
The high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday signaled a new phase in Washington's engagement with Kyiv amid Russia's ongoing aggression. Trump assured that the United States would remain involved in Ukraine's 'future security' and emphasized that discussions were yielding 'substantial progress.' He framed the talks as part of a broader diplomatic push, noting his earlier meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his upcoming consultations with key European leaders.
Trump's remarks underlined his push for what he described as a 'long-term peace,' rejecting the notion of a temporary or fragile settlement that might unravel within a few years. Stressing that 'we are going to work with Ukraine, we are going to work with everybody,' Trump suggested that a trilateral meeting involving Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington could be possible if the day's talks proved productive. While he claimed that Putin wanted the war to end, he dismissed calls for a formal ceasefire, instead portraying his diplomatic approach as one aimed at securing a more durable resolution.
The presence of European leaders including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen lent additional weight to the White House gathering. Starmer described the talks as a 'historic step' for Ukraine and Europe's security, while Finnish President Alexander Stubb observed that more progress had been made in the last two weeks than in the previous three-and-a-half years.
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