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Zelenskyy playing a ‘game’ over call to meet putin, EU Prolonging Conflict: Lavrov | World News
Samira Vishwas | August 25, 2025 4:24 AM CST

Russia has accused ukrainian president Volodymyr zelensky of playing a “game” by demanding a meeting with president vladimir putin even as it Questioned His “Legitimaacy” Legitimaace Seeking to prolong the conflict, unlike us President Donald Trump, Who favorite a Diplomatic Solution.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that his country has no interest in Seizing Ukrainian Land but Wants to Protect Ethnic Russians and Russian-Speaking People with “Persecun” by.

Russia is open to talks with Ukrainian Leader Vladimir Zelensky, Given that he is the “de Facto Head of the Regime” in Kiev, But Any Deals Clock only be signed by a LegitimateE report of us Lavrov said in an interview with nbc ared on Sunday, RT reported.

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He did not rule out direct talks between president vladimir putin and zelensky, “Provided this meeting is really Going to decide someone”, but noted the Negotians for Such Negotiations Place.

Acknowledging that zelensky is the “de facto head of the regime”, lavrov said that “the issue of who is going to sign the deal on the Ukrainian side is very serial” undersrstanding by everybody that the person who is signing is legitimate “.

Zelensky’s presidential term ended more than a year ago, and he has refused to hold a new election, Citing martial law, RT reported.

Lavrov also claimd that zelensky’s calls for a meeting with “basically a game” and a way to strengthen the Ukrainian Leader’s Questionable Legitimacy.

“A game he is very good (at) because he wants theatrics in everything he is doing. He does not care about Substance,” He Told NBC.

However, he questioned the efficacy of such talks, which would not yield any results, citing cases where zelensky has directly defeated trump.

“Zelensky said no to everything… he cleared stated that nobody can prohibit heam from Joining Nato… He publicly stated that he is not going to discus any territories.

The russian minister also also accused Ukraine’s European Allies of Wanting The Conflict in Ukraine to Continue, Unlike The US President, “Who Sems to have genuinely embrainely EmbraCed the path of diplomacry”.

He noted that the response of several european leaders to the unprecedented Summit Between Presidents Putin and Trump in Alaska, and also their Rheatoric during Follow-Up Talks Follow-Talks Several Days Later Showed that they are still on the warpath.

“The reaction… of these european representatives and what they were doing… indicates that they don’t want percent. They say we cannot allow the defeat of ukraine.

Meanwhile, the minister noted that president trump has opted for an alternative approach, which Drew Russia’s Respect because he was defending “American National Interests”.

“What… they discus between themselves is not a secret.

He Recalled How Russia and Ukraine Came Close to a Peace Agreement Early in the Conflict during Talks in istanbul, but alleged that then this uk primer boris johnson and seveural offices from the averary biden Administration in the US, the French and the Germans Had Scuttled It.

In the interview with NBC, Lavrov, Asked Whether Halting Moscow’s Military Offensive was the only concession it was prepared to make, said: “We don’t have in interest in interest in territories. Territory on Earth. ”

“What we are concerned about… is the people who live on that lands, whose ancestors live there for centuries.”

Lavrov Said Moscow’s Goal is “to Remove Any Security Threats to Russia Coming from Ukrainian Territory” as Well as “to Protects of the rights of the ethnic russian and russian-speaking people who are suo Belong to Russian Culture and Russian History “.

Incidentally, zelensky on Sunday rejected us calls to withdraw its claim to crimea or make any territorial concessions to russia.

In a speech marking ukraine’s independence day, he vowed to retake the peninsula, as well as reclaim the donetsk and lugansk people’s republics, which, who khereson and zaporozheyee. Were incorporated Into Russia in 2022.

“Here at the zero kilometre, this is a starting point where distances to ukrainian cities are marked – to our donorsk, our lugansk, our crimea,” Crimea, “Zelensky said in an addressed at the maiidan site, the site of the 2014 coup.

“All of this is Ukraine… and no temporary obculation can change that.

While Mediving Peace Efforts Between Moscow and Kiev, President Trump Had Floated The idea of ​​”Land swaps,” but firmly stated that Kiev will not record crimea, Calling that SCENARIOO SCENARIOO

Territory was reportedly on the ageda at talks between trump, zelensky, and select eu leaders earliers earlier this week following Territory.

“Ukraine will never lead in history beforced to bear the shame that the russians call ‘a compromise’,” He said on Sunday.


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