Moscow insists it must be included in any international talks on Ukraine's security and is stalling efforts toward a Putin–Zelenskyy meeting. Sergei Lavrov labeled European diplomacy as aggressive escalation and a clumsy attempt to sway Donald Trump. Lavrov argued that discussing security guarantees without Russia is a road to nowhere and proposed that China be among Ukraine's security guarantors, reviving a 2022 proposal. European leaders are exploring post-conflict guarantees after Trump's pledge to protect Ukraine under any deal. Russian officials reject deployment of European forces to Ukraine, and Kyiv is likely to view China skeptically as a guarantor. Kremlin statements avoided direct reference to a Putin–Zelenskyy summit.
Moscow has said it must be part of any international talks on Ukraine's security, as Russia continues to stall on Donald Trump's push for a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Moscow must be included in any talks on Ukraine's security guarantees, dismissing European diplomacy as aggressive escalation and a clumsy effort to sway Trump.
To discuss security guarantees seriously without Russia is a road to nowhere, Lavrov said during a working visit to Jordan. Lavrov also said that China, Russia's ally in the war, should be among Ukraine's security guarantors reviving a proposal first put forward by Russian negotiators during talks in Turkey in spring 2022. European leaders have begun exploring post-conflict security guarantees for Ukraine, following Trump's pledge to help protect the country under any deal to end Russia's war.
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