RT-Engels: 26-03-2025,
The foreign minister has spoken to Russia’s Channel 1 following the latest round of marathon negotiations with the US in Saudi Arabia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed a wide range of global issues in an interview that aired early Wednesday on Russia’s Channel 1, following a marathon 12-hour negotiation session between Russian and American officials in Riyadh earlier this week.
He noted what he viewed as encouraging signals from US President Donald Trump and his administration, while criticizing Western governments for allegedly attempting to hinder progress toward a peaceful resolution in Ukraine. Below is the full text of the interview:
Question:
Let us begin with your birthday. You have received plenty of birthday wishes. There was even a “marathon” of your wonderful verses. Did you have time to look and read all that and answer to everyone?
Sergey Lavrov: I am deeply moved by what I have heard, seen and received through various information channels.
I would like to say thank you to everyone. However, it is impossible to do so, which is why our today’s meeting is very fortunate.
Before proceeding to the political part of our conversation, I would like, with your permission and with the permission of Channel One, whose good services we use on a regular basis, to express my gratitude to all those who remembered my birth anniversary, those who did not just call to congratulate me, but put their hearts into reciting my modest poems,