Putin aide Lavrov praises Trump’s approach to Ukraine war, takes veiled jibe at US’ tariffs

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed Ukrainian President Zelensky’s calls for a no-preconditions truce, calling them a “circus act.” In a fiery appearance on Channel One’s Big Game, Lavrov praised Trump’s results-driven diplomacy, criticized the IMF and World Bank’s Ukraine bias, and warned the West against isolating itself from an emerging multipolar order. Watch the excerpts from the broadcast and what Lavrov says about Trump, Putin, and the global balance of power.