# Trump’s grasp of conflict’s root causes enables useful contacts, Lavrov says

https://mins.news/en/item/49637

- TASS, 2026-09-08 11:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184191

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Donald Trump’s administration had shown from the outset that it wanted and was able to understand the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict. He said this made it possible to expect talks and contacts with the US leader’s envoys to benefit both sides.

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