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.
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- Published Date: 04:04 | 15 July 2025
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.
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