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Minister of Foreign Affairs Matters Sergei Lavrov of Russia commented on a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his desire to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
According to him, there have already been many statements about these meetings. Recently, “ someone from the Green Office & # 39; & # 39; he said Putin was reportedly ready for the meeting, but his entourage “ did not recommend that he meet Zelenský one-on-one, as the outcome of such a meeting may be unexpected. ''
“ “This is the current consciousness and I will not even comment on it, “Lavrov emphasized on the sidelines of the meeting of the international discussion club Valdai.
The Minister is sure that if you respond to all public statements from Kiev about possible contacts, then it may not be enough. “Even fiction to cover it all” “They fantasize everywhere and every day,” Lavrov added.
The Russian minister also expressed the opinion that the North Atlantic Alliance “buried” the main rule establishing the Russia-NATO Council. He specified that he meant the opportunity to consult urgently in crisis situations.
According to Lavrov, neither in these NATO actions nor in the evaluation of the suspension of the Russian permanent mission during the organization “No need to look for logic.”
Earlier, the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that so far there are no particular prospects for a meeting between Putin and Zelenský. He added that it is the Ukrainian authorities that do not comply with the Minsk agreements. According to Peskov, Ukraine is currently implementing a bill on the so-called transitional period, which will de facto mean the withdrawal of Kiev from the Minsk agreements.