{"id":219244,"date":"2025-02-17T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-should-we-invite-them-lavrov-ridicules-european-presence-at-ukraine-peace-talks\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:05:40","slug":"why-should-we-invite-them-lavrov-ridicules-european-presence-at-ukraine-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-should-we-invite-them-lavrov-ridicules-european-presence-at-ukraine-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Why should we invite them?&#8217;: Lavrov ridicules European presence at Ukraine peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gPzKSP1LHQk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Why should we invite them?': Lavrov ridicules European presence at Ukraine peace talks\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPzKSP1LHQk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s foreign minister has dismissed the prospect of a place for Europe at talks between the US and Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference alongside his Serbian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov said: &#8216;If they are going to weasel out some cunning ideas about freezing the conflict, while actually intending \u2013 as is their custom, nature and habit \u2013 to continue the war, then why should we invite them at all?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>European leaders have been unnerved by the willingness of Donald Trump, the US president, to engage the Kremlin directly over Ukraine and have been attempting to find a place for themselves in the talks<\/p>\n<p>Europe live \u2013 latest updates \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/feb\/17\/europe-live-european-leaders-paris-ukraine-future-peace-summit-us-russia-latest-updates-news<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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