Putin wants to ‘wriggle out’ of meeting, Zelenskyy claims, and says Russia does not want to end war – Europe live

<p>Ukrainian president backs Donald Trump suggestion of more offensive reaction to Russian attacks</p><p>We are getting some news lines from Russia’s foreign minister, <strong>Sergiei Lavrov</strong>, via Reuters, quoting a report from the Russian news agency Ria.</p><p>He is quoted as saying that <strong>no meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy is planned</strong>, but insisting that <strong>the Russian president remains ready to meet when there’s a ready agenda for their meeting.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/22/ukraine-war-latest-updates-zelenskyy-putin-trump-news">Continue reading...</a>