Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European powers which have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday hailed what he called the common sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aim to end the war in Ukraine. This was as he accused the European powers that have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asked on Monday why Europe would be invited to join possible talks on a peace settlement in Ukraine if European politicians want the war to carry on.

Russia praised US President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the Ukraine war but accused European countries of seeking to prolong the conflict. On Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States still wanted to be the world's most powerful country adding that Washington and Moscow would never see eye to eye on everything.