Ukraine’s Troops Helped Push Putin’s ‘Anchorage’ Demands Off Peace Talks Agenda, Zelensky Says
Zelensky said Ukraine’s battlefield gains have removed Russia’s demand for recognition of occupied territories from talks.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that the 'Anchorage agreements,' which included Russia's demands for recognition of sovereignty over occupied territories, are no longer on the negotiating table.
- The 'spirit of Anchorage' term emerged after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump met in Alaska on August 15, 2025, with Russian officials using it to describe alleged agreements reached there.
- Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukrainian president's office, explained that Russia used the phrase to demand international recognition of sovereignty over Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.
- Recent battlefield conditions give Ukraine the leverage to reject Moscow's demands, as Zelensky noted Russia is currently failing to make major advances despite paying a high price in lives.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed in February 2026 that Russia accepted Washington's proposals on Ukraine, though he later alleged Washington became unprepared to accept them.
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Zelensky says the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ concessions are no longer on the negotiating table. He credits Ukraine’s battlefield position.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the “Anchorage agreements,” which included Russia’s demands for recognition of its sovereignty over occupied territories, are no longer on the negotiating table. He spoke at a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian community in the U.S.
Vladimir Zelensky stated that the "Ankorij Accords" were no longer subject to negotiation, which was reported by the head of the Kiev regime in New York during his association with the Ukrainian community in the United States.
"Anchorage agreements" are no longer subject of peace negotiations – Zelenskyy
Recognition of Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as the occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, is no longer a subject of peace negotiations.
Russia loses on the battlefield and cannot dictate the terms of the "Ankorij Accords" no longer work during the negotiations. Russia has found it difficult to demand recognition of the occupied territories of Ukraine when it loses on the battlefield. RBK-Ukraine reports this with reference to the statement made by the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, on Facebook during his association with the Ukrainian community in the United States dur…
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