Ukrainian foreign minister tells Russia to stop believing in "spirit of Anchorage" and start peace talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to recent Russian claims that the United States is retreating from the so-called "spirit of Anchorage", saying Moscow should instead focus on genuine negotiations to end the war.

Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Sybiha said that, apart from Russia itself, no one fully understands what Moscow means by the so-called "spirit of Anchorage" when referring to the outcome of last year's summit between the Russian and US leaders in Alaska.

"The reality makes one thing clear: if the 'Spirit of Anchorage' even existed, it is certainly dead now. For Russia, the lesson of Anchorage is that any peace plan developed without Ukraine is doomed to become a spirit and disappear," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

"Moscow should stop believing in spirits and instead respond to Ukraine's serious proposals to sit down at the negotiating table and end the war. The longer Putin refuses to accept the reality that he will never achieve any goals on the battlefield, the worse things will get for Russia," Sybiha added.

Background:

• In recent days, senior Russian officials have complained that the United States is no longer an objective mediator in efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine and have repeatedly referred to the supposed understandings reached in Anchorage.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said that no agreements on Ukraine had been reached during last year's summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
• According to media reports, Trump indicated during last week's G7 summit that he could abandon the so-called "Anchorage understanding".
• Trump also publicly said that the Ukrainian president was "doing a pretty good job" in the war, marking a notable shift in his rhetoric during his second term in office.

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