(ANSA-AFP) - WASHINGTON, APR 25 - Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said Russia is "ready" to reach an agreement with
Ukraine, according to an interview with CBS News posted online
Thursday. US President Donald Trump "mentions a deal and we are
ready to reach a deal but there are still some specific elements
of this deal which need to be fine-tuned," Lavrov said in the
interview. "There are several signs that we are moving in the
right direction," he added. When asked about a new wave of
strikes on Ukraine which left at least 12 dead and dozens more
injured in Kyiv, Lavrov said: "We only target military goals or
civilian sites used by the military." "If this was a target used
by the Ukrainian military, the Ministry of Defense, the
commanders in the field have the right to attack them," he
continued. Earlier Thursday, Trump issued a rare rebuke of the
Kremlin via social media: "I am not happy with the Russian
strikes," Trump wrote. "Not necessary, and very bad timing.
Vladimir, STOP!" (ANSA-AFP).
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