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Russian FM Lavrov commends Trump for sincere Ukraine peace efforts, criticizes European leaders for their stance at the U.S.-Russia summit.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that it was clear at Friday's U.S.-Russia Alaska summit that U.S. President Donald Trump and his team sincerely wanted to achieve a long-term and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
Lavrov said the atmosphere at the Putin-Trump summit was "very good."
"It was clear that the head of the United States and his team, firstly, sincerely want to achieve a result that will be long-term, sustainable, reliable," Lavrov told the Rossiya 24 state television channel.
Lavrov contrasted what he said was the constructive U.S. position to that of Europe, some of whose leaders took part in an extraordinary summit at the White House on Monday with Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss Ukraine.
Lavrov said "the Europeans had... insisted at every turn only on a cease-fire, and that after that they would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine."
(Reporting by Reuters; writing by Guy FaulconbridgeEditing by Andrew Osborn)
Lavrov described the atmosphere at the Putin-Trump summit as 'very good.' He emphasized that the U.S. team sincerely wanted to achieve a long-term and reliable result.
Lavrov noted that while the U.S. had a constructive position, European leaders insisted only on a cease-fire and continued to supply weapons to Ukraine.
The summit focused on achieving a sustainable and reliable outcome regarding the Ukraine conflict, with Lavrov highlighting the U.S. commitment to this goal.
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