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Investing.com -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Tuesday that any meeting on Ukraine involving national leaders must be thoroughly prepared.
Lavrov’s comments came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met and expressed hope that their discussions could lead to three-way talks that would include Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking on state TV’s Rossiya-24 channel, Lavrov affirmed Russia’s commitment to efforts aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, mentioning both bilateral and trilateral formats as possibilities.
"The president has reiterated this many times," Lavrov said. "The key point is that these formats are not pursued for the sake of media coverage or evening broadcasts."
The Russian foreign minister emphasized that "any contacts involving national leaders must be prepared with the utmost thoroughness."