Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview with the American television channel NBC News, said that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky was not discussed in Alaska, and the topic was raised ‘impromptu’ later.
"These rumors are being spread primarily by Vladimir Zelensky himself and his European sponsors. This was not discussed in Anchorage. The topic was raised later, one might say, impromptu, following a meeting in Washington between US President Donald Trump and his guests," the minister said.
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Russia sees Volodymyr Zelensky as the de facto leader of the current Ukrainian administration who has the legitimacy to negotiate on Kiev’s behalf but not to sign a truce, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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