Lavrov praises Trump as sole leader recognising Ukraine conflict roots

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• In an interview with CBS, Sergey Lavrov stressed that Donald Trump is the only individual who perceives the need to address the fundamental causes of the war in Ukraine.
• Lavrov indicated that discussions with the USA are progressing towards an agreement, although the details still require further refinement.
• Russia persistently claims that its attacks in Ukraine are solely aimed at military targets, despite criticism from Trump.

In an interview with CBS (the full interview will be published on Sunday - ed. note), Sergey Lavrov stressed that Trump recognises the importance of dealing with the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine. "President Trump is probably the only leader on Earth who recognizes the need to address the root causes of this situation. This was a mistake by the Biden administration, and he wants to rectify this," said Lavrov.

According to Lavrov, one of the pivotal errors was "drawing Ukraine into NATO," which the Biden administration reportedly made. Lavrov mentioned that Trump aims to rectify these errors, which is essential for reaching an agreement.

Lavrov referred to President Trump's statement on Wednesday regarding "having an agreement with Russia."

- Well, the President of the United States believes — and I think rightly so — that we are moving in the right direction. The statement by the (US) president (Donald Trump) mentions a deal, and we are ready to reach a deal, but there are still some specific points -- elements of this deal which need to be fine-tuned, - stated Lavrov, noting that he cannot reveal the details involved. However, he mentioned that he is "busy with this exact process ."

It is known, however, that it involves the handover of Crimea to Russia, a proposal that Zelensky has already rejected.

In response to Trump's criticism about the bombing of Kyiv, Lavrov attempted to maintain that Russia is only targeting military objectives. Even though Trump described these actions as "unnecessary," Lavrov continued to assert that Russia has the right to attack facilities used by the Ukrainian military.