Rubio stated on June 25 that there was only a “proposal” in Anchorage, but that parties did not come to an agreement during the Summit. Rubio noted that the Russian proposal included Russian control of Donbas among other demands.
Rubio himself was part of the US diplomatic delegation in Anchorage and attended the high-level meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin claimed on June 23 that Russia will only negotiate on the basis of the alleged agreements from the Alaska Summit with the United States, which Rubio rejected exist.
Russian officials routinely invoke the alleged “Anchorage agreements” to advance narratives about Russia’s willingness to negotiate, despite the lack of public statements following the summit.
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Ukraine’s ongoing strike campaign against Russian refineries is exacerbating broader Russian inflationary pressures and complicating the Kremlin’s efforts to conduct expansionary monetary policy.
The Russian military command likely continues to generate new formations on paper, but it remains unclear how or if Russia will be able to staff these formations to doctrinal endstrength.
French authorities seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker on June 25.
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure within Russia.
Russian forces launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 90 drones against Ukraine overnight.
