Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the war in Ukraine, but accused the European powers which have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict.

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, described Donald Trump as a "pragmatist" and his associates as "reasonable" in an interview with the Russian Defense Ministry. He also criticized the idea of European forces being present in Ukraine.

Russia praised US President Donald Trump's "common sense" aim to end the Ukraine war but accused European countries of seeking to prolong the conflict. On Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States still wanted to be the world's most powerful country adding that Washington and Moscow would never see eye to eye on everything.