On June 26, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov refuted the statement of US Secretary of State Roebuck that there was “no consensus” reached during last year’s meeting between the US and Russian leaders in Alaska. He revealed that Russia carefully reviewed each point of the American peace proposal, and the Americans confirmed each point as well. Roebuck’s statement “seems somewhat inappropriate,” he said.
In mid-August last year, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska.
According to Reuters, in the eyes of Russia, a consensus was indeed formed at that time, and they referred to it multiple times as the "spirit of Anchorage".
However, Rubio stated to reporters on Thursday (25th) that no consensus was reached during the meeting.
"In Alaska there was a proposal made, but no consensus was reached (reached). If there had been a consensus then the war would have ended long ago." Rubio said.
In response, Lafflov disclosed the most detailed on-site details of the summit held last August in a written reply.
He said that during the talks, Putin reviewed item by item the entire set of American peace proposals brought to Moscow by U.S. Special Ambassador Wetkow, and checked the content of each proposal. Wetkow, Trump, and Rubio were all present at the time.
August 6th, Russian President Putin met with US Middle East Envoy Witkowski at Kremlin Palace. IC Photo
At that time, Lavrov also stated that every time Witkov responded with a definite answer.
Therefore, when my colleague Rubio proposed Alaska had only an agenda and didn't achieve any consensus, this triggered a question: how do we define "consensus"? Ravelov stated, "If one side - the US side - puts forward a solution to resolve the crisis, and the other clearly expresses their agreement with that solution, then claiming there is no consensus would seem a little inappropriate, wouldn't it?"
He added that it is necessary to clarify the 'overall situation' regarding the role played by the United States.
According to Reuters, Lavrov and other Russian officials’ critical statements this week indicate that Russia’s views on the efforts made by the United States to end the Russo-Ukrainian conflict have changed. Since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran in February, the diplomatic mediation efforts led by the United States have come to a standstill.
The Kremlin stated again on the 26th that Russia attaches importance to Trump's mediation efforts and hopes that the related mediation efforts can be resumed.
But when asked whether Russia considers the United States as a neutral mediator, Kremlin spokesman Peskov stated that absolute neutrality does not exist, as the United States is still selling weapons to Ukraine and providing technical support.
Lavrov said on the 24th that it is still feasible to resolve the Ukraine issue through political and diplomatic means. However, Russia will not compromise on any temporary solutions, nor will it accept any 'ultimatum' imposed upon it. He also emphasized that the West must abandon its plans for military-political, geo-economic, and ideological expansion in Russia's crucial interest areas.
