Russian foreign minister says ‘no meeting planned’ between Putin and Zelensky despite White House hopes

Published August 22, 2025 11:13am ET



Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there weren’t any plans for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In an interview on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, Lavrov said there are no plans for a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, one of President Donald Trump’s key goals from his Alaska summit with the Russian president. Lavrov did not rule one out but said an agenda had to be set first.

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