"Casting himself as a mediator, the US president made early overtures to Moscow and pressured Ukraine to make painful territorial concessions, once even berating its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House and accusing him of gambling with World War III. Trump's diplomatic push culminated in the historic Alaska summit, but it failed to produce a truce or meaningful compromises from Moscow."
"Since then, the US president has grown weary of Putin's reticence towards a deal, saying he is very disappointed with the Russian leader, who claims Moscow has captured 5,000 square kilometres (1930 square miles) in Ukraine in 2025 alone. Trump has also appeared to do a U-turn on Ukraine, recently saying the country should try to take back all its occupied territory with Europe's and NATO's help."
"Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum generated by Anchorage in favour of agreements has largely been undermined."
"Ryabkov blamed European countries for much of the impasse, accusing them of wanting to wage a war to the last Ukrainian, according to Russia's state-owned TASS news agency."
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said momentum from the Anchorage meeting in favour of agreements has largely been undermined, signalling resignation to the collapse of peace efforts. Ryabkov blamed European countries for much of the impasse and accused them of wanting to wage a war to the last Ukrainian. The US president initially pressed Moscow and urged Ukraine to make territorial concessions, culminating in the Alaska summit that failed to secure a truce or meaningful compromises. The US president later expressed disappointment with Putin, while Russia claims territorial gains and Ukraine presses for increased punitive sanctions.
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