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Russia wants to understand motivation behind Trump's 50-day deadline: Lavrov

Questioning the motivation for President Donald Trump's 50-day deadline for a peace deal in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is trying to understand the U.S. leader's reasoning.

Reuters WORLD
Published July 15,2025
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Russia wants to understand what motivated U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that Russia must agree to a peace deal in Ukraine within a 50-day deadline, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Lavrov, speaking at a press conference at the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers meeting in the Chinese city Tianjin, said he had no doubt that Russia will cope with any new sanctions.