Russia has not disclosed the progress of negotiations with the US regarding Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is not discussing the details of negotiations with the US, unlike Ukraine.
According to RIA Novosti on April 26, in an interview with CBS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia has no intention of publicly disclosing the progress of negotiations with the United States on resolving the Ukraine issue until the formal talks are completed.
"We are very serious about diplomacy. Unlike some others, we never publicly discuss what is discussed in negotiations, because doing so would make the negotiations seem less serious," Lavrov said.
The Russian Foreign Minister also suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should reconsider this issue. According to Lavrov, the Ukrainian leader is willing to discuss the details of the discussions through the media, even if those discussions were with the President.Donald Trump, USA.
Earlier, on April 25, Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that the US President "is perhaps the only leader in the world who recognizes the real cause of the Ukraine crisis." According to Lavrov, President Trump believes that an agreement on the Ukraine issue is close, but in reality, there are still some details that need to be finalized.
Also on April 25, a meeting took place at the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff. The two sides discussed the possibility of resuming direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives, and bridging the gap between Moscow's and Washington's positions on various international issues. The meeting lasted three hours.