By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 16:25:09 | Updated at 2024-11-22 07:52:50
1 week ago
`Ball Is In US` Court`: Russia`s FM Lavrov On Contacts With Trump Administration, Says Report
Zee News India ^ | 11/14/2024 | ANI
Posted on 11/14/2024 8:15:43 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Russia is open to contact with the US under the Donald Trump administration, but the ball is in the US court, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with journalist Marina Kim as reported in by its state media TASS.
Days after the Kremlin denied media reports that US President-elect Donald Trump held a call with Vladimir Putin, in which he is said to have warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that his country has no expectations from the new US administration, but will assess its concrete steps.
-snip-
The Washington Post on Sunday reported that a call between the two leaders had taken place last week, following the declaration of the results of the US presidential elections. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the reports were "pure fiction."
Further, Lavrov on Thursday said that containing China will be a priority task for the United States under Donald Trump, while Washington views Russia as a "present-day threat." "The task of containing China was set by the administration of Joe Biden. I assume it will remain a priority for the administration of Donald Trump, too. And we are the 'threat' of today. Washington cannot allow Russia to prove that it is a powerful player or undermine the West's reputation," Lavrov said.
"Any US administration", he said, "wants a weaker Russia and seeks to suppress it as a rival." He pointed out that the Americans had long declared the idea that "there should be no country in the world more influential than the United States."
(Excerpt) Read more at zeenews.india.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: lavrov; putin; russia; trump
Dear FRiends, Please use this temporary link to donate by credit card via Authorize.Net:
Or click here to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Hopefully, we'll have our normal CC system up and running again soon. Thank you very much for your loyal support!
To: marcusmaximus
2 posted on 11/14/2024 8:18:16 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: marcusmaximus
It’s going to be a very cold winter in Ukraine without heat.
3 posted on 11/14/2024 8:18:24 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "Murica!")
To: kiryandil
What Kursk counteroffensive doink?
To: marcusmaximus
Whoopi much?
5 posted on 11/14/2024 8:20:26 AM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
To: JonPreston
Hahaha, what has been seen...cannot be unseen...
6 posted on 11/14/2024 8:21:25 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
