"For the time being, we do not see a change in Europe’s approach," the Russian top diplomat stated.
Europe is only looking to squeeze itself into the negotiating process on Ukraine, and there is nothing new to its approach, Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said, commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s phone call today with the Norwegian and Finnish leaders.
"Today, President Putin held a phone call with the Norwegian prime minister and the Finnish president at their request. I have not seen the transcript yet but, apparently, no new ideas were voiced," Russia’s top diplomat said at a meeting with editors-in-chief of African media outlets.
"This only shows the Europeans’ ambitions to squeeze themselves into the negotiating process," he added. According to Lavrov, "for the time being, we do not see a change in Europe’s approach.".
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"By all appearances, nothing new was brought up either," said Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the phone conversations that the leaders of Finland and Norway held with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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ReplyDeleteThe issues of limiting military operations in Ukraine-in particular, strikes on energy facilities-as well as food security were discussed during a phone call between Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre, which took place on Tuesday morning and lasted about an hour and a half, according to a report on the website of Finland's national broadcaster Yle.
Stubb said the call was coordinated with Ukraine and the U.S., and during it, he conveyed direct messages from Ukraine to Putin. "Finland never discusses Ukraine-related issues without general approval, bypassing Ukraine," he noted.