Lavrov said that Russia remains ready to return to the agreement reached in Anchorage
Quick Look
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference following participation in the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly that Russia believes that an agreement was reached in Anchorage and remains ready to return to it.
- He noted that the United States continues to actively make efforts within this process, while European countries are trying to wedge themselves into it and believe that they are being left behind.
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Why It Matters
The Russian-American summit took place in the summer of 2025. Lavrov said he believed an agreement had been reached in Anchorage and Russia remained ready to return to it.
Russia believes that an agreement was reached in Anchorage and remains ready to return to it. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this at a press conference following participation in the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, as quoted by TASS.
The Russian-American summit took place in the summer of 2025. According to Lavrov, European countries are now trying to find an opportunity “to wedge themselves into the process that the United States is encouraging.”
“They also encourage it intermittently, because either Iran gets in the way, or Palestine suddenly attracts, or something else,” the minister noted.
At the same time, he emphasized that the United States continues to actively make efforts within this process. According to Lavrov, European countries believe that they are being left “overboard.”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia could officially confirm a return to the Anchorage agreement in the coming weeks
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What exactly were the terms included in the agreement reached in Anchorage?
- What specific steps is the US taking as part of this process?
- Why do European countries feel they are being left out of the process?
