Russia says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine’s security
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses European diplomacy as ‘clumsy effort to sway Trump’Russia-Ukraine war – live updatesMoscow has said it must be part of any international talks on Ukraine’s security, as Russia continues to stall on Donald Trump’s push for a meeting between Vladimir...
<p>Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses European diplomacy as ‘clumsy effort to sway Trump’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/20/donald-trump-ukraine-support-peace-deal-russia-nato-latest-updates-news">Russia-Ukraine war – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Moscow has said it must be part of any international talks on Ukraine’s security, as Russia continues to stall on Donald Trump’s push for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.</p><p>Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Moscow must be included in any talks on Ukraine’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/19/what-security-guarantees-might-ukraine-get-in-return-for-a-peace-deal">security guarantees</a>, dismissing European diplomacy as “aggressive escalation” and a “clumsy effort to sway Trump”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/20/russia-international-talks-ukraine-security-putin-europe">Continue reading...</a>
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