Russian abroad Minister Sergey Lavrov © Sputnik / Russian abroad Ministry
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation on Sunday, in which they stressed the importance of further efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, informed the Ministry of abroad Affairs of Moscow.
The top diplomats of both countries continued "A productive exchange of views on key aspects of the Russian-American political dialogue, which has late intensified significantly", informed the Ministry in a message issued on Monday.The main subject of the discussion between Lavrow and Rubio was the Ukrainian crisis, we read in a statement."Minister and Secretary of State stressed the importance of consolidating emerging conditions for beginning negotiations to agree a credible way to long-term sustainable peace" Between Moscow and Kiev, served.Other global issues were besides raised and both parties agreed to proceed contacts at all levels, added the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs.During his speech on the Meet the Press program in NBC News on Sunday Rubio stressed that the coming week should be ‘very critical’ for the White home in relation to the peace process in Ukraine due to the fact that it tries it ‘Determining whether this is an undertaking we want to proceed to be active in’.Washington does not want to back out, but does not want to “spend time on something that won't lead us there”, He said."There are reasons for optimism, but there are besides reasons for realism.
We are close, but we are not close enough”added the Secretary of State.U.S. president Donald Trump, who met Vladimir Zelenski at the margins of Pope Francis' ceremony on Saturday, said the Ukrainian leader is “Be calm.
I think he understands the situation.
And I think he wants to make a deal.
I don't know if he wanted to make a deal [before].
I think he wants to make a deal."Kremla Dmitri Pieskov's press secretary reiterated Moscow's readiness to engage with Kiev without preconditions.
This issue was raised by Russian president Vladimir Putin during a gathering with Trump's peculiar envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Moscow on Friday, he said.
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