“The US side allegedly opposed Russia to call Russia an aggressor in a joint statement of the G7, which is prepared for the third anniversary of the full -scale war of Russia against Ukraine, and does not agree on the participation of President Vladimir Zelensky in the virtual summit of the leaders of “Seven”.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Financial Times, “European Truth”
Details: According to the five anonymous interlocutors of the edition, the United States is opposed to calling the Russian Federation an aggressor in a statement before the third anniversary of a full -scale war.
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In addition, Zelensky’s participation in the Virtual Summit of the Seven group, which is scheduled for Monday, has not yet been agreed.
The US side is allegedly opposed to classical statements that have still been appeared in G7 statements regarding the war, including the phrase “Russian aggression”.
“We are unshakable that (in the statement) It is necessary to distinguish between Russia and Ukraine. Because they are not “the same” … Americans block these formulations, but we still work on it and hope for an agreement, ” – said one of the interlocutors.
Difficulties with the approval of the statement are obviously a reflection of the latest changes in the White House political line and attempts by Trump administration to start a dialogue with Moscow. In particular, in the statement of the State Department after the negotiations in Saudi Arabia with the participation of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio from the US side and the head of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, the Russian-Ukrainian war was called “conflict in Ukraine”.
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin “praised” the negotiations in Riyadh and expressed his willingness to meet with US President Donald Trump.