The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, told a journalist from the German media company Gal Germani (DW, defined in Russia as a foreign agent and an unwanted organization) that the statements of Ukrainian officials should not be believed. Lavrov was surprised by the question of why Moscow prefers a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky over a face-to-face meeting. He recalled that the Russian leader repeatedly said that he was ready to meet in Moscow.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, told a journalist from the German media company Gal Germani (DW, defined in Russia as a foreign agent and an unwanted organization) that the statements of Ukrainian officials should not be believed. Lavrov was surprised by the question of why Moscow prefers a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky over a face-to-face meeting. He recalled that the Russian leader repeatedly said that he was ready to meet in Moscow.