The political scientist called the main problem in the negotiations between Russia and the United States on Ukraine

The United States itself has moved away from the agreements reached with Russia in Anchorage last year, which is why the peaceful settlement of Ukraine has stalled. Evgeny Minchenko, a political scientist, president of RASO, and head of the Minchenko Consulting communications holding, said this on Wednesday, June 3, on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"The problem is that the Americans themselves have moved away from the option that [US President Donald Trump's special envoy] Steve Witkoff brought before the Anchorage meeting last year, to which the Russian side agreed. Then suddenly they started offering more conditions," the expert said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

According to Minchenko, the United States has begun to make unclear demands, which violates the compromise reached earlier. At the same time, he admitted that Russian and American representatives could conduct informal negotiations and consultations.

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov explained on May 22 what the phrase "spirit of Anchorage" means for Russia, RT reports. So, it refers to the trusting atmosphere that arose between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Trump during the summit in Alaska.

In turn, political analyst Alexander Rudakov noted that it is too early to talk about the return of dialogue between Moscow and Washington in the "spirit of Anchorage" format, since there is a split in the American ruling class over the Ukrainian conflict.

Ryabkov had admitted a few days earlier that the establishment of Russian-American relations was not easy and was accompanied by emerging problems. On March 5, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed to the gradual eroding of the "Anchorage spirit" in Russian-American dialogues. 360.ru .