Russian Foreign Minister Serguéi Lavrov said Friday that Moscow’s “position” on Ukraine was “clear” In the, after his American couple, Marco Rubio, spoke yesterday of possible “advances“After a meeting between them.
“Yes, we discuss Ukraine, and We confirm The position that President Vladimir) Putin set, once again, in the conversation with the president (of the United States, Donald) Trump of July 3, “Lavrov said today in statements to the media in Kuala Lumpur, where he attended the Foreign Meeting of Southeast Asia.
Lavrov discarded comment on a new “approach” on Ukraineaccording to the eve Rubio after a meeting between the two on the margins of the forum, which is held in the Malaysian capital this week and concludes today. “I think you can understand that I will not comment that right now“Lavrov said in response to questions from journalists.
Rubio, who described yesterday as “Franco, productive and constructive “ His encounter of about an hour with his Russian couple, said that, although the “approach and ideas” of Lavrov “They do not automatically lead to peace, they could potentially open a path”.
“Maybe there a base On which we can advance, “the eve in statements to the media after seeing Lavrov at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
Lavrov said today that both parties did not discuss the New Start III Treaty of Nuclear Disarmament, which the United States said in June that would stop fulfilling in response to breach to this agreement by Russia. “We have not discussed any of that,” he replied.
The meeting between Lavrov and Rubio occurred at a time when Trump has intensified his criticism of the Kremlin head by refuse to accept a cessation of hostilities in Ukraineafter which he announced that Washington will provide defensive armament to kyiv.
Russia denounced yesterday the “Ansias” of the United States to impose new sanctions, after launching against Ukraine In a massive bombardment that had kyiv and its surroundings as the main objective, Zelenski reported.
