“There is no planned meeting,” says Lavrov Russia and Zelinski.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov He threw cold water on the possibility of an imminent meeting between the president Vladimir Putin And Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyySaying that there is no meeting currently.

“Putin is ready to meet Zelenskyy, when the agenda is ready for a summit,” Lavrov said in an interview with NBC News, “Meet the Press”, which was broadcast on Sunday.

“This agenda is not ready at all,” continued.

Lavrov’s comments come after the president Donald Trump Earlier this month, he suggested that the leaders of the two countries had agreed to meet, which would cause a breakthrough in the ongoing war.

“President Putin contacted, and the necessary arrangements for a meeting began, at a location that is determined between President Putin and President Zelinsky,” Trump wrote on August 18, after meeting separately with the two leaders.

Trump met in Alaska with Putin, then hosted it later Zelinsky at the White HouseBesides many European leaders.

But in the days after Trump’s meetings with the two leaders, Russia continued to launch missile strikes at Ukraine, including one The electronics factory hit Owners of a US -based company.

The ongoing attacks – Lavrov’s comments – raised questions about Trump’s ability to mediate a peace agreement between the two countries.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request to comment on Lavrov’s comments.

Vice President JD Vance In a separate interview on NBC News, she expressed optimism that “active diplomacy” will “end this war.”

“Meet the Press”.

“If we get to a brick wall, we will continue in this negotiation process, to implement the leverage,” he said.