Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 27, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza remains the most viable option currently available, even though Washington is not fully on board with creating a Palestinian state next to Israel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
In an interview published Wednesday, Lavrov described the U.S. proposal as a “positive step” toward ending the war between Israel and terrorist group Hamas that has stretched into its third year. He pointed in particular to the plan’s 19th point, in which Washington acknowledged that there could eventually be “a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood,” and that the United States recognizes this as “the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”
