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MINSK, 25 November (BelTA) - Russia is ready to discuss the specific wording of Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, BelTA has learned.
“Russian President Putin commented, in detail and clearly, on the peace plan from U.S. President Trump several days ago, at the end of last week, during a meeting with Security Council. Our assessments remain valid in the sense that the key provisions of Trump's plan align with the understandings reached in Anchorage at the Russian-American summit in August of this year,” Sergey Lavrov noted.
According to the Russian foreign minister, these principles are generally reflected in the plan. “Just as these understandings seemed solidified, a long pause followed. And now this pause has been interrupted by this document. We have it, but through unofficial channels; it was not sent to us officially. However, we are ready, of course, as the president said, to discuss the specific wording, because there is a whole range of questions that certainly need to be clarified,” Sergey Lavrov added.
He added: “Our American colleagues have not yet provided us with the version the media are speculating about.” “Those who engage in this kind of megaphone diplomacy certainly don’t pursue noble goals. They make no secret of it: [French President Emmanuel] Macron has said recently that Trump’s plan is unacceptable because it means a surrender to Russia. He also mentioned other objections, saying that everything should depend on Ukraine’s willingness to adhere to agreements. Serious diplomats discuss such things privately, the way they are supposed to, until a final agreement is reached,” Sergey Lavrov stressed.
"I would particularly like to note that Trump's 28-point plan that we have seen (and we haven't seen any other version) reflects the key understandings from the Alaska summit and this is the most important thing,” Sergey Lavrov said.
“Russian President Putin commented, in detail and clearly, on the peace plan from U.S. President Trump several days ago, at the end of last week, during a meeting with Security Council. Our assessments remain valid in the sense that the key provisions of Trump's plan align with the understandings reached in Anchorage at the Russian-American summit in August of this year,” Sergey Lavrov noted.
According to the Russian foreign minister, these principles are generally reflected in the plan. “Just as these understandings seemed solidified, a long pause followed. And now this pause has been interrupted by this document. We have it, but through unofficial channels; it was not sent to us officially. However, we are ready, of course, as the president said, to discuss the specific wording, because there is a whole range of questions that certainly need to be clarified,” Sergey Lavrov added.
He added: “Our American colleagues have not yet provided us with the version the media are speculating about.” “Those who engage in this kind of megaphone diplomacy certainly don’t pursue noble goals. They make no secret of it: [French President Emmanuel] Macron has said recently that Trump’s plan is unacceptable because it means a surrender to Russia. He also mentioned other objections, saying that everything should depend on Ukraine’s willingness to adhere to agreements. Serious diplomats discuss such things privately, the way they are supposed to, until a final agreement is reached,” Sergey Lavrov stressed.
"I would particularly like to note that Trump's 28-point plan that we have seen (and we haven't seen any other version) reflects the key understandings from the Alaska summit and this is the most important thing,” Sergey Lavrov said.
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