Lavrov responded to a question about the organization of a meeting between Putin and Trump

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it is possible to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump. This was reported by VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin in his Telegram channel on January 16.

Lavrov noted that at the moment there are no contacts that would be devoted to the preparation of a meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

"Comrades (the United States - Ed.) have made a lot of messes, including to a huge extent to the detriment of themselves and, above all, the Europeans," he pointed out.

The Russian Foreign Minister called the goal of any US administration "to make Europe small".

Meanwhile, the Russian president is ready for negotiations if such a proposal comes from the United States, the minister emphasized.

"Everything is possible if desired. If there is a political will to hold some contact, I have no doubt that the relevant services will organize everything," Lavrov said, responding to a journalist's question about the preparation of the meeting between Putin and Trump.

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Earlier, on January 13, Trump said he wanted to meet with the Russian leader as soon as possible. He indicated that earlier contacts had not taken place because such talks are worth having in the status of the president who has officially taken office.

At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that many countries are ready to become platforms for a meeting between Putin and Trump. Nevertheless, there are no substantive preparations for the talks yet, so it is premature to talk about the choice of venue.

Michael Waltz, the US president-elect's national security adviser, said on January 12 that Trump was preparing to hold talks with the Russian leader.

Trump announcedon January 9 that he waspreparing to meet with the Russian president. The American leader-elect added that he plans to hold all meetings after the inauguration, scheduled for January 20. In turn, Peskov said on January 10 that Russia does not have certain conditions for negotiations with the United States.