Peskov on Reasons for Postponing Putin-Trump Meeting in Budapest

We must focus on official statements rather than newspaper evaluations, stated Peskov while discussing the reasons for postponing the Putin-Trump meeting in Budapest.

The Russian demands included territorial concessions, a reduction of the Ukrainian army, and guarantees that Kyiv would never join NATO. The decision to cancel the agreement was made following a tense conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

It should be reminded that the Financial Times reported that the United States canceled the planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest after Moscow sent Washington a memo outlining tough conditions to cease hostilities in Ukraine.