On October 9, the Kremlin said efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine between Russia and the US were continuing, dismissing the claim that the process had fallen at a standstill. The statement was made by Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov and quoted by TASS news agency.
The statement is seen as a clarification of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's statement a day earlier, when he said that "impulsion from the Alaska summit was almost exhausted", and accused Ukraine's European allies of "disrupting" peace efforts.
Clarities that the momentum from Anchorage, Alaska is fading or is exhausted are completely wrong, Ushakov asserted. We continue to work with the US side based on what the two presidents agreed in Anchorage."
The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, was held on August 15, but did not achieve any significant breakthrough in ending the conflict.
The conflict has lasted for more than three and a half years and shows no signs of ending. In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has repeatedly publicly criticized Mr. Putin, saying that peace efforts have not been responded to.
Moscow continues to affirm its desire to achieve a diplomatic solution, but stresses that Russia will pursue its goals by military means if the peace process does not bring results.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Mr. Putin was not really serious about peace goals and only took advantage of negotiations to prolong the conflict.
The dialogue between the two powers is still being closely monitored by international public opinion, in the context of the continued tension in Ukraine and the prospect of ending the conflict is still far away.
