Russian foreign minister tells DW journalist not to believe Ukrainian officials
⟶ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a DW journalist not to believe Ukrainian officials. Lavrov was responding to a question about why Moscow prefers a phone call between the president and Vladimir Zelensky to a face-to-face meeting.
Responding to a question about why Moscow prefers a phone call between the president and Vladimir Zelensky to a "face-to-face meeting," Sergey Lavrov said that Vladimir Putin had repeatedly expressed his readiness to meet with Zelensky in Moscow
Why it matters
Lavrov stated that Vladimir Putin has repeatedly expressed his readiness to meet with Zelensky in Moscow. This suggests a potential diplomatic avenue or a point of contention regarding meeting locations.