Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in an interview with CBS that Moscow is ready for a deal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, but "there are certain elements that need to be worked out." The Foreign Minister added that U.S. President Donald Trump is right that negotiations for a peaceful resolution are moving in the right direction.
It was previously assumed that at the meeting in London on April 23, delegations from Ukraine, the United States, and Europe would discuss the plan proposed by the United States for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. In addition to recognizing Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, it also includes Russia's demand for Ukraine to abandon NATO membership.