15:22 25-11-2025

Lavrov Warns Changes to US Plan Could Shift Situation

Sergey Lavrov says removing Anchorage agreements from the US peace plan would change it entirely, as Moscow awaits a revised draft while the US and EU debate amendments.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that if the U.S. plan for a settlement in Ukraine is stripped of the understandings reached in Anchorage, the situation would fundamentally change.

Speaking after a joint meeting of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries, Lavrov noted that if both the «spirit» and the specific provisions reflecting the key agreements from the talks in Alaska were removed, this would create a completely different context. He stressed that Russia values the U.S. position, since Washington remains the only Western power showing initiative in trying to find a path toward resolving the conflict.

Lavrov added that the American proposal reaffirmed its alignment with the Anchorage framework, but it is unclear how firmly the Trump administration will defend this stance or how strongly it will resist attempts to steer it off course. Moscow, по его словам, is currently waiting for an interim version of the plan that Washington is coordinating with European partners.

Last week the United States announced it was drafting a peace initiative to end the conflict in Ukraine. According to foreign media reports, the 28-point document envisions transferring the entire territory of Donbass under Moscow’s control, officially recognizing Donbass and Crimea as Russian, freezing most of the contact line in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, reducing the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by half, and banning the deployment of foreign troops and long-range weapons on Ukrainian soil.

For now, U.S. officials are discussing the proposal with Kyiv, while European governments have submitted their own amendments.

Moscow has not formally received the document yet, but President Vladimir Putin earlier said that the plan could serve as a basis for a final settlement. He added that although the situation on the front lines generally favors Russia’s objectives, the country remains open to negotiations and a peaceful resolution.