Russia Says ‘Momentum’ for Ukraine Peace Deal Has Faded, Blames U.S. and Europe for Rising Tensions
Russia Says ‘Momentum’ for Ukraine Peace Deal Has Faded, Blames U.S. and Europe for Rising Tensions
Russia Says ‘Momentum’ for Ukraine Peace Deal Has Faded, Blames U.S. and Europe for Rising Tensions
Moscow — Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday that hopes for a breakthrough in peace talks to end the war in Ukraine have largely faded, accusing Western nations of undermining earlier diplomatic progress.
“Unfortunately, we must acknowledge that the strong momentum toward reaching agreements, which began in Anchorage, has largely been exhausted,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state media. “This is the result of the Europeans’ destructive actions,” he added.
The remarks come nearly two months after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump met briefly in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. The summit, once seen as a chance to revive stalled peace efforts, concluded without any major agreement. Since then, Trump has adopted a harder stance toward Moscow, expressing repeated disappointment with Putin’s unwillingness to engage in direct diplomacy.
Tensions have escalated further amid reports that Washington is considering sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine — a move the Kremlin has warned would mark a “new level of escalation.”
Speaking to reporters at the White House earlier this week, Trump said he had “sort of made a decision” on the missile delivery, expressing frustration over Putin’s reluctance to hold direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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