Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia is not considering agreeing with the development of European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine and that the idea is a “deceitful” aiming to allow Ukraine to be re -equipped, as Reuters reports.

It is recalled that US President Donald Trump said this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin had told him that Russia is comfortable with the idea of ​​European peacekeeping forces.

Russians and American diplomats will meet in Turkey this week

The Russian Foreign Minister said, among other things, that Russian and American diplomats are going to meet on Thursday in Istanbul.

The two countries will discuss “systemic problems” in the operation of the embassies of their two countries, Lavrov said at a press conference in Qatar, according to the AFP news agency.

It is noted that a possible meeting is expected between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Trump phoned Putin to discuss negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. However, a date has not yet been set.

“Palestinian re -install would be a time bomb”

At the same time, the Russian minister emphasized that the re -installation of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip in other areas would be a time bomb for the Middle East.

It is noted that US President Donald Trump has announced a plan to permanently re -install the population of more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and its conversion into a “Middle Eastern Riviera” under control of the US.