Russia says US moving away from ‘objective mediator’ role in Ukraine conflict

Описание: Russia has said that the United States was no longer trying to be an ‘objective mediator’ in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine conflict.

‘As for the United States, judging by their actions, they appear to be abandoning any claim to the role of an objective mediator and are instead pursuing a course of escalating sanctions pressure on Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told foreign envoys in Moscow.

Lavrov also said that by providing military support to Ukraine, ‘Europe is once again becoming a major threat to international peace and security.’

US-led talks on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II remain effectively frozen as President Donald Trump has shifted his attention towards the Middle East after ordering strikes on Iran in late February.

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