Russian invasion Negotiations

Lavrov: “West wants to block peace talks”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the West of trying to arrange a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as a way to stop the peace talks, reports AFP.

“They are just looking for an excuse to block the negotiations,” Lavrov said on state television.

Russia has previously criticized Western leaders for wanting to set unreasonable demands for the meeting, which it knows Russia will not agree to. Zelensky, on the other hand, has been positive about a meeting if the Kremlin opens up for security guarantees.
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Lavrov: “West wants to block peace talks”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the West of trying to arrange a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as a way to stop the peace talks, reports AFP.

“They are just looking for an excuse to block the negotiations,” Lavrov said on state television.

Russia has previously criticized Western leaders for wanting to set unreasonable demands for the meeting, which it knows Russia will not agree to. Zelensky, on the other hand, has been positive about a meeting if the Kremlin opens up for security guarantees.

Analysis: Putin is hardly satisfied with Donbas

Despite all the commotion and all the summits, Donald Trump has not come much closer to his goal of “stopping the killing and ending the war in Ukraine,” writes Karen Tumulty in an analysis in the Washington Post.

Tumulty finds it difficult to imagine that a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Vladimir Putin will be possible as long as Russian missiles are raining down on Ukraine, and adds:

“And Moscow shows neither enthusiasm nor urgency for a face-to-face meeting.”

Kim Barker and Constant Meheut write in the New York Times that all negotiations boil down to what should happen to Donbas, which consists of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

One scenario that has been discussed in the media is that the front lines could be frozen in exchange for Ukraine gaining full control of Donbas. This proposal is condemned by Jyllands-Posten’s Poul Funder Larsen.

– Russia is not content with a few provincial towns in Donetsk. They want the opportunity to influence Ukraine’s further development, he tells DR.
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Analysis: Putin is hardly satisfied with Donbas

Despite all the commotion and all the summits, Donald Trump has not come much closer to his goal of “stopping the killing and ending the war in Ukraine,” writes Karen Tumulty in an analysis in the Washington Post.

Tumulty finds it difficult to imagine that a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Vladimir Putin will be possible as long as Russian missiles are raining down on Ukraine, and adds:

“And Moscow shows neither enthusiasm nor urgency for a face-to-face meeting.”

Kim Barker and Constant Meheut write in the New York Times that all negotiations boil down to what should happen to Donbas, which consists of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

One scenario that has been discussed in the media is that the front lines could be frozen in exchange for Ukraine gaining full control of Donbas. This proposal is condemned by Jyllands-Posten’s Poul Funder Larsen.

– Russia is not content with a few provincial towns in Donetsk. They want the opportunity to influence Ukraine’s further development, he tells DR.
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