Lavrov: Russia would consider Putin-Biden meeting at G20
Moscow would not turn down a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, at the G20 meeting next month, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said.
Moscow was open to talks with the west on the Ukraine war but had yet to receive any “serious offers” to negotiate, Lavrov said in an interview on Russian state television. He said US officials including the White House’s national security spokesperson, John Kirby, had said the US was willing to engage in discussions but Russia had refused.
Lavrov said:
He suggested Russia was willing to listen to any suggestions regarding peace talks:
Speaking about the possibility that Turkey could host talks between Russia and the west, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results. He said Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, would have the opportunity to put forward proposals to Putin when both visit Kazakhstan this week.
Lavrov also claimed the US had long been involved in the war in Ukraine, which he said was “being controlled by the Anglo-Saxons”.
Lavrov blaast weer wat warm en koud tegelijkertijd. Als het dezelfde soort onderhandelingen zijn zoals die ze int begin met Oekraine hadden, geef u over en sta u land af aan ons dan gaan we inderdaad nergens komen. Maar je zou ergens hopen dat de Russen toch wel een beetje aant bijdraaien zijn en hopelijk zelf naar een opening richting uitweg aant zoeken zijn.
