Georg Georgijew noted in Luxembourg that the date of the gathering of the leaders of Russia and the United States had not yet been set. However, he added that any action taken in the name of peace deserves support. The Minister besides stressed that Bulgaria, like most European countries, remains in favour of respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. In his opinion, the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski should besides participate in the talks.
The spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitri Pieskov said that the way of the Russian President's flight to Budapest has not yet been established. He added that method issues related to the organisation of the Russian and American leader's gathering are to be discussed by Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
On the another hand, Hungarian diplomacy chief Peter Szijjarto announced that Hungary would do anything to guarantee that the gathering of the leaders of the United States and Russia could take place in Budapest.
Putin's arrest warrant
So far, due to Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, most NATO states have refused to let authoritative Russian delegations to fly over their territory. As a result, Russia is forced to plan flights in specified a way as to bypass the airspace of these countries – by choosing flights over global waters or over territories of States maintaining friendly relations with Moscow.
Both Bulgaria and Hungary belong to the global Criminal Court which issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for his function in the forced deportations of Ukrainian children during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Unknown Date
Following an interview with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced on Thursday that both leaders had agreed to hold a high-level advisor gathering in the coming week. However, as the White home typical of CNN had forwarded, the planned gathering of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow was temporarily suspended. No reasons were given for this decision. According to 1 source, there were discrepancies between the 2 diplomats regarding the possible termination of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Rubio and Lavrow spoke by telephone on Monday, discussing – as the State Department reported – next steps in dialogue. However, CNN's findings show that, after the conversation, American officials felt that Moscow's position had not changed and was inactive based on maximumist demands.
