Russia she is not satisfied with the proposals of the newly elected US President Donald Trump’s team to postpone Ukraine’s NATO membership for 20 years, and to deploy a group of EU and UK peacekeeping forces in the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview in TASS.

“Judging by multiple leaks and Donald Trump’s own interview with Time magazine on December 12, he is talking about a ‘freeze’ of hostilities along the engagement line and transferring further responsibility for dealing with Russia to the Europeans. We are certainly not satisfied with proposals made by representatives of the president-elect’s team to delay Ukraine’s NATO membership for 20 years and deploy a “UK and European forces” peacekeeping force. in Ukraine,” Russia’s top diplomat stressed.

However, Lavrov noted that Moscow has not received official messages from the United States on the Ukrainian settlement at this time. “Until January 20 – the date of the inauguration – Donald Trump has the status of ‘president-elect’ and all policy on all fronts is determined by the current president and his administration. And so far, only the latter is authorized to work with Russia on behalf of the United States. From time to time, as we are regularly informed, this happens, but there is no talk of negotiations on Ukraine in such contacts”said the Russian Foreign Minister.