Washington has not yet handed Moscow the new plan to end the war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian media.
Lavrov claims the Kremlin does not have the 20-point plan to end the conflict, which the White House approved with Kyiv and Europe in January 2026.
He said the U.S. has not passed the plan to Russia, while also asserting the document aligns only with the interests of Kyiv and Europe—suggesting Moscow is familiar with its contents.
Speaking with Russian journalists, Lavrov again invoked the “spirit of Anchorage,” which he said “opened a path to peace.” In August 2025, then-President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. The two discussed several issues, including terms to end the war against Ukraine. No breakthroughs were achieved in Alaska, but the Kremlin maintains Trump agreed with Putin on some points and that the U.S. and Russia “found a balance of interests.” Since then, Moscow has frequently cited the “spirit of Anchorage” when referring to peace talks with Ukraine.
In January 2026, a Ukrainian delegation met with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, with U.S. mediation, to discuss terms for ending the war. Talks continued February 4–5. The sides discussed ways to implement a ceasefire, mechanisms to monitor a truce, the future of Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russian forces, and the fate of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which remains under Russian control.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov called the February 4–5 talks in Abu Dhabi constructive. He said both sides agreed to hold a third round of consultations. Unofficially, the next meeting could take place in the United States.
