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Lavrov sets conditions for talks with Zelenskyy at G20 meeting

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November 1, 2026

"If he wants to meet, he must come to Moscow. This is normal practice in diplomacy," Russia's foreign minister tells DW's correspondent during his press conference in Atlanta.

Deep disagreements over Iran and Ukraine overshadowed the G20 meeting in Atlanta.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump has not decided on any new military action against Iran, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told DW that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should come to Moscow if he wants direct talks with Vladimir Putin.

DW correspondent Benjamin Alvarez Gruber reports on the widening fault lines ahead of the G20 leaders summit in December.

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