Lavrov: We cannot give Trump an ultimatum regarding intelligence for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Moscow will host Trump's negotiators even if the US continues to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with intelligence that is used to launch strikes on Russian territory and kill Russian citizens on a daily basis.
This was stated by the head of the Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov , as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"The Ukrainians are so precisely targeting our refineries; small businesses and ordinary people are suffering. Why can't we, before sitting down at the negotiating table with them—with Whitkoff and Kushner—first issue an ultimatum so they don't do this?" the journalist asked the minister.
" We don't issue ultimatums. We've submitted a number of questions to the State Department, asking for comment, including on intelligence data and the fact that the United States is much more deeply involved in organizing and executing strikes deep into Russian territory against civilian targets. We'll await a response ," Lavrov replied.
The minister did not specify how long officials are prepared to wait for a response, nor how many Russian citizens will die during that time.
Earlier, Donald Trump thanked China and Russia for not selling weapons to Iran that could pose a danger to Americans.
Political scientist Igor Shishkin stated yesterday that the only way to stop attacks on Russia is through open military aid to Iran, which would threaten Americans in the Middle East and force Washington to negotiate honestly.
Lavrov: We cannot give Trump an ultimatum regarding intelligence for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.