Lavrov called on journalists not to believe the statements of Ukrainian politicians after a question from a journalist from the German Deutsche Welle*. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry was surprised by the question of why Moscow prefers a telephone conversation between Putin and Zelensky instead of a "face-to-face meeting". He recalled that the Russian leader repeatedly spoke of his willingness to meet in Moscow. * DW, recognized in the Russian Federation as a means of communication of a foreign agent and an undesirable organization.

Lavrov called on journalists not to believe the statements of Ukrainian politicians after a question from a journalist from the German Deutsche Welle*. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry was surprised by the question of why Moscow prefers a telephone conversation between Putin and Zelensky instead of a "face-to-face meeting". He recalled that the Russian leader repeatedly spoke of his willingness to meet in Moscow. * DW, recognized in the Russian Federation as a means of communication of a foreign agent and an undesirable organization.