Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that the United States was no longer an "objective mediator" in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war.
June 23, 2026
Sergei Lavrov.
Dmitry Belitsky / Moskva News Agency
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that the United States was no longer an "objective mediator" in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war.
U.S.-led talks on ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II remain effectively frozen as U.S. President Donald Trump has shifted his attention toward the Middle East after ordering strikes on Iran in late February.
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The foreign minister stressed that Moscow is focused is on achieving the objectives of the special military operation at present
