MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Zelensky and European leaders highlight clear differences in the positions that Washington and Europe hold on resolving the Ukraine crisis, said Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large in charge of overseeing the Kiev regime’s crimes.

According to him, Trump "started by saying that resolving the conflict did not require a ceasefire." "Still, it was impossible to change the scenario written for the meeting by the European leaders, who continue to sound like a broken record, talking about a ceasefire and some guarantees, which should come from the US, not Europe," the diplomat told the Soloviev Live TV channel.

"These statements make the difference in approaches very clear," Miroshnik emphasized.

Earlier, Trump held a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky and several European leaders. The talks involved French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.