Lavrov was surprised by Rubio's words about the impossibility of the United States to mediate in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the words of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Washington's inability to mediate in Ukraine were surprising. He also stressed on June 19 that he was in contact with his American counterpart. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

What Lavrov said

Lavrov commented on the statements of the US Secretary of State about Washington's role in the Ukrainian settlement. According to the Russian Foreign Minister, the statement of his American counterpart that the United States could not be a mediator was surprising.

"Recently, my colleague Marco Rubio, speaking at Congressional hearings, said, to our surprise, that the United States cannot mediate on Ukrainian affairs," Lavrov said.

The minister also noted that he is in contact with the US Secretary of State. At the same time, he recalled that similar statements had been made earlier by European politicians.

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