President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Moscow does not consider Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a legitimate leader as “posturing” ahead of potential peace negotiations, The Hill reported.

“It doesn’t matter what they say,” Trump said during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. “Everybody’s posturing. It’s all [expletive].”

Lavrov told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Zelenskyy’s legitimacy could be a hurdle to any final peace agreement.

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