On Wednesday, October 8th, Russia said that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine following presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska had largely “gone.”
The two leaders met in August at an airbase in Anchorage, Alaska, but were unable to reach any agreement on ending the three-and-a-half-year war. Since then, diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting have faltered, as both Moscow and Kyiv have carried out deadly strikes on each other’s territory.
Russian news agencies reported on Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stating
Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum generated by Anchorage in favour of agreements… has largely gone.
Donald Trump contacted Putin within weeks of returning to the White House, but was unable to secure any significant concessions from the Kremlin.
Last month, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told broadcaster Fox News that Washington was considering sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, a move Putin warned would mean a “whole new level of escalation.”
Ryabkov warned that deploying Tomahawks in Ukraine would have “severe” consequences and urged Washington to reconsider the decision.
