Does Putin really want to meet Zelenskyy? Lavrov says Europe promoting its own agenda

Does Putin really want to meet Zelenskyy? Lavrov says Europe promoting its own agenda

Sergei Lavrov rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to meet Vladimir Putin, accusing Kyiv and Europe of sidelining Moscow’s concerns and warning against European troop deployment in Ukraine.

This handout photograph published on August 21, 2025, on the official Telegram channel of the head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration Myroslav Biletsky shows smoke emanating over buildings following a Russian air attack in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region.- AFP