Lavrov pointed to the wonderful "Russian spirit" felt in Alaska

There is a "Russian spirit" in Alaska, which has contributed to creating a wonderful atmosphere for talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump, during which they reached an understanding. This was announced on February 11 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"Everything is fine there. Alaska has a Russian spirit in general, it "smells like Russia" there, you know. <...> But the spirit in terms of the atmosphere of relations between Presidents Putin and Trump is wonderful. This is actually the case. And in many ways, this spirit is mutual human sympathy, mutual respect, helped create an atmosphere that allowed us to reach understanding," he said during his speech at the State Duma (State Duma).

The Russian Foreign Minister added that Moscow hopes that the existing understandings, despite the futile attempts of the West to erode or poison the "spirit of Anchorage," will be sustained. Lavrov stressed that the so-called "Anchorage spirit" cannot be destroyed, it can only be eroded or poisoned.

"Russia and the USA have something to offer each other"

The press conference of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump following the summit in Alaska. Main quotes

The Russian Foreign Minister said on the same day that Russia was ready for compromises if they did not infringe on its interests. Russian Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance for his country of preserving a world where there will be no threats to security, threats to Russian people and Russian culture in the territory, "which will be called Ukraine or something else." At the same time, Lavrov said that the provisions of the Alaska summit remained unchanged for Moscow. He clarified that the Russian Federation continues to contribute to achieving all the objectives of the special military operation, and also pointed to the actions of Russian negotiators to ensure the security of their state on the western borders.

On February 9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also called the principles reached during the Anchorage talks the cornerstones for further dialogue on the Ukrainian conflict. He clarified that Russia is committed to a constructive dialogue, and also stressed that the details of the agreements will not be disclosed.

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