Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday, May 22, that by the “Spirit of the Marina” the Kremlin means the atmosphere of trust that has developed between the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
Ryabkov said: “We mean the atmosphere of trust that arose between the presidents of Russia and the United States, which made it possible, in the context of last year’s summit in Alaska, to agree at the level of the leadership of the two countries on the broad lines of the settlement around Ukraine, to which we, for our part, are committed.”Vedomosti».
On February 9, the Russian president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that agreements between Moscow and Washington at the summit in Anchorage could lead to the end of the Ukrainian conflict. He pointed out that the Russian Federation does not intend to delve publicly into the details of the agreements and prefers to conduct negotiations behind closed doors.
On May 18, Dmitry Peskov said that the peace process in Ukraine is currently suspended, and Moscow hopes to resume it. Thus, he commented on Trump’s words that attacks on Kiev could complicate peace negotiations.