Sergey Lavrov accuses the US of extending the war in Ukraine by a year after withdrawing from the alleged Anchorage agreements

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the United States of extending Moscow’s war against Ukraine by a year, claiming that Washington had withdrawn from the alleged “Anchorage agreements” reached by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska in 2025.

The statements were made amid the stalled peace negotiations. Although Moscow repeatedly invokes these alleged understandings, US officials have denied that any actual agreements existed. Lavrov claimed that European pressure contributed to pushing the US away from the agreed position.

Russia continues to demand that Ukraine cede the Donbas, including territories it has failed to conquer militarily, while Kyiv is calling for a ceasefire along the current front line and security guarantees.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to discuss possible limited ceasefires in the Black Sea and the energy sector with Donald Trump in New York. A meeting could take place between September 21 and 23, during the UN General Assembly. Lavrov, in turn, announced that he could resume talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Recent visits by Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to Moscow and Kyiv led to an agreement to resume trilateral negotiations. Previous rounds produced little political progress but enabled significant prisoner exchanges. Lavrov maintains that Moscow remains open to negotiations.