Russia praises Trump and scolds Europe for being the crucible of war


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey, February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European powers which have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict.

Lavrov said the United States still wanted to be the world's most powerful country and that Washington and Moscow would never see eye to eye on everything, but that they had agreed to be pragmatic when interests coincided.

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