Financial Times": Moscow Note "Militant" It caused the cancellation of the planned US-Russian summit
The Financial Times reported: The planned Budapest summit between the American and Russian presidents was canceled following a Russian memorandum that included “tough demands.” Related to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The newspaper quoted three sources it described as informed, which it did not name, that the American response came after a tense phone conversation between the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, which revealed Russia’s uncompromising position, which included requests for regional concessions, a significant reduction of the Ukrainian armed forces, and guarantees that Ukraine would not join NATO. "NATO".
Initially, Trump and Putin agreed to hold a summit to discuss possible solutions to the conflict; However, the memorandum issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which set out its demands to address what it described as “root causes,” prompted American officials to re-evaluate the feasibility of holding further talks with Russia.
The newspaper said that canceling the meeting constituted an important shift in American policy; Especially after Trump’s previous initiatives to accommodate Russian interests, such as his earlier abandonment of plans to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. Far-reaching.
Concerns about the hardline position of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov appeared during his exchange of words with his American counterpart Rubio. He made false claims that Ukraine was controlled by “Nazis.” Reports indicated that Trump remained willing to communicate with Russia, but he wanted a more favorable negotiating environment.
The Financial Times indicates that During a phone call with Putin, Trump expressed his frustration with Moscow’s portrayal of its military successes, and the US President put pressure on his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to make concessions, and even commented on his feeling of boredom with the constant maps of Ukraine. Despite the Russian progress, Zelensky, for his part, affirmed his commitment to defending the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Following the cancellation of the summit, Trump imposed sanctions on the two largest Russian oil production companies, “Lukoil” and “Lukoil”. And “Rosneft”, and criticized Moscow for conducting nuclear tests in the absence of real peace efforts.
The British newspaper said that the Kremlin and the US State Department declined to comment on the developments.
Russia sought to hold Ukraine and its allies responsible for the failure of the summit, claiming that the alleged progress that had been made during a previous meeting in Alaska had been thwarted.
However, Trump’s position has hardened since then, as he demanded an immediate halt to the launch. Fire, which contradicts Putin’s previous demands for more territorial concessions from Ukraine, indicating a complex and changing diplomatic landscape.
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