Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov interview with TASS news agency
Trump’s side opposes 20-year moratorium on Ukraine’s NATO membership and deployment of peace forces
Russia has rejected a peace agreement with Ukraine proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
According to The Hill, an American political media outlet, on the 30th (local time), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Russian state-run TASS news agency the previous day, “We have not yet received an official signal from the U.S. government regarding peace negotiations,” but said that Russia does not support such unofficial ideas. He said he had been opposing it.
President-elect Trump pledged to end the war in one day once he takes office. The Trump camp proposed to Russia a 20-year postponement of Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the deployment of peace forces in Europe.
“We are not satisfied with the proposals of members of the Trump team for a 20-year moratorium on Ukraine’s NATO membership and for the presence of British and European peacekeepers in Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Lavrov said.
Minister Lavrov then argued, “We need a legally binding agreement that will eliminate the root cause of the conflict and prevent violations of the agreement.”
However, Minister Lavrov did not reveal what kind of agreement he had in mind.
President-elect Trump has not made a formal proposal to end the war in Ukraine. In a recent interview with Time magazine, he acknowledged that resolving the Ukraine war would be more difficult than the Middle East conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made joining NATO a key part of his plan for victory.
However, Minister Lavrov said, “Regardless of territorial factors, we will reject Ukraine’s membership in NATO.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to meeting with President-elect Trump. President Putin said, “We need lasting peace,” and criticized Ukraine for hindering efforts to end the war.
In response, Minister Lavrov said he doubted whether President-elect Trump would be able to restore relations with Russia, and claimed, “The problem is not that simple.”
Minister Lavrov said, “If Trump wants to resume bilateral relations (with Russia), he must go in the opposite direction of the (Western) trend of suppressing Russia,” and added, “If the Americans respect our interests, dialogue with the United States will resume.” “Otherwise the situation will remain the same,” he said.
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