The impulse to resolve the Ukraine conflict has been extinguished by European supporters of prolonged war, Sergey Ryabkov has said<\/p>\n
The momentum generated during the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump has been \u201cexhausted,\u201d Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said.
\nThe diplomat claimed that the \u201cpowerful impetus\u201d to find a settlement to the Ukraine conflict was extinguished by Russia\u2019s opponents and the efforts of \u201csupporters of a \u2018war to the last Ukrainian,\u2019 primarily among Europeans.\u201d
\nPutin and Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska in mid-August to discuss finding a path to resolving the Ukraine conflict, as well as restoring bilateral ties between Moscow and Washington.\u00a0
\nAlthough no breakthrough was achieved, both sides hailed the meeting as constructive, and the White House stated that there was now a \u201clight at the end of the tunnel and an opportunity for lasting peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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However, Moscow has since repeatedly stressed that Kiev does not appear to be actually interested in peace. Russian officials have consistently accused Ukraine and its Western European backers of actively undermining Trump\u2019s peace efforts.
\nIn recent weeks, Trump has also expressed frustration with the lack of progress towards a settlement. Late last month, he appeared to have shifted his stance, claiming Ukraine has an opportunity to \u201cfight and win all of Ukraine back.\u201d
\nNevertheless, Moscow has said it remains open to a peace deal. The Russian president\u2019s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said on Tuesday that the Kremlin hopes that Trump maintains \u201cthe political will to move the Ukrainian settlement toward peaceful political negotiations.\u201d
\nLast week, Peskov also stated that Putin is still ready and willing to host Trump in Moscow as per the invitation extended after the Alaska summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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