Russia accuses Ukraine's allies of stalling peace talks

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17 September 2025, 02:10 PM

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claimed there are "problems" in the peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine following the Aug. 15 meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, the BBC Russian Service reported.

He cynically accused Ukraine and its allies of "coordinated sabotage" of the agreements reached at the Anchorage meeting.

Ryabkov claimed that Russia remains in contact with the United States, and the dialogue continues "along various lines."

"We need to achieve the transformation of the powerful impulse that came from the leaders following their meeting in Anchorage into real agreements. There are problems with that...," Russia's deputy foreign minister said.

He also claimed that Moscow is not "taking off the agenda" economic cooperation issues with the United States. In this area, special representative of the dictator Kirill Dmitriev is working.

On Aug. 15, Trump and Putin held their first meeting since 2018 in the U.S. state of Alaska — at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. The U.S.-Russia talks took place in a "three-on-three" format and lasted nearly three hours.

After the meeting, both leaders held a short news conference. Trump called the talks "productive" but said they did not reach full agreement on several "important issues." No agreements on Ukraine were reached as a result of the negotiations, though it was discussed.

After that, the United States and Ukraine proposed leader-level talks with Russia. But Vladimir Putin effectively refused to meet, including suggesting that Volodymyr Zelenskyy come to Moscow.

Ukraine's president indicated that Russia does not want peace, is trying to evade leader-level negotiations and is sending corresponding signals.

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