Sergei "sidelined" Lavrov reappears and gives an interview about the current situation
>The understandings on Ukraine reached during the Russian-American summit in Alaska on August 15 are formulated on the basis of the conditions for a fair and sustainable settlement set out by President Vladimir Putin back in June 2024 during his meeting with the leadership of our ministry. The proposals that US Presidential Special Representative Steve Whitkoff conveyed to us shortly before Anchorage were also taken into account. Then the Americans assured us that they would be able to ensure that Vladimir Zelensky did not interfere with the achievement of peace. There appear to have been certain difficulties in this matter. In addition, as far as we know, Brussels and London are trying to convince Washington to abandon its intention to resolve the crisis politically and diplomatically and fully join efforts to exert military pressure on Russia, that is, to finally become part of the "war party".
>We are now waiting for confirmation from the United States that the Anchorage agreements remain in force. At the same time, I emphasize: despite their essentially compromise nature, we have not refused and do not abandon the fundamental points for us. And Americans understand this. No one questions the territorial integrity of Russia and the choice of the residents of Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya, who made fateful decisions on reunification with their historical homeland during referendums in 2014 and 2022. We do not forget about the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict, which we have named many times.