Ranking Russian Diplomat Rejects Key Part of Deal to End its War with Ukraine
Despite pronouncements from President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials about imminent results in efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Moscow’s top diplomat on Thursday rejected a central condition of the proposed deal.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed a bilateral security agreement between the United States and Ukraine — a key condition Kyiv that officials say is needed for them to sign any deal — saying “that such security guarantees are unlikely to ensure lasting peace."
The minister’s statement threw into doubt the fundamental basis of ongoing talks, namely that Ukraine will trust a peace agreement with Russia if its security is guaranteed by the United States.
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