“Assistant to the head of the Russian Federation, Yuriy Ushakov, after Vladimir Putin’s talks with the American delegation, said that without a solution to the territorial issue “according to the Anchorage formula”, it is not worth counting on long-term peace in Ukraine.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Meeting of the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin with the American delegation. Photo from kremlin.ru Source: Russian agency “Interfax”
Ushakov’s direct speech: “The main thing is that in the course of these negotiations between our president (the ruler of the Kremlin – ed.) and the Americans, it was again established that without a solution to the territorial issue according to the formula agreed in Anchorage, it is not worth counting on achieving a long-term settlement.”
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Details: At the same time, he added that Russia is supposedly “sincerely interested” in settling the Russian war against Ukraine by political and diplomatic methods.
“Until this happens, Russia will continue to consistently pursue the goals set for the special military operation (as the Russians call their aggression against Ukraine – ed.) precisely on the battlefield, where the Russian armed forces have the strategic initiative,” Ushakov said.
What happened before: Negotiations between the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the special representative of the American president Stephen Witkoff took place in the Kremlin. They lasted more than 3.5 hours.
Prehistory:
- US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on August 15, 2025 at the military base in Anchorage, Alaska.
- This event ended without an agreement or declaration of a ceasefire in Ukraine, despite claims of “significant progress”.
- On August 16, 2025, after negotiations with Putin, Trump had a conversation first with Zelensky, and then with him and with European leaders.
- According to Bloomberg, during a conversation with European leaders and Zelensky, Trump said that Putin continues to demand the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the entire territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but is ready to freeze the front in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.