"Unfortunately, we must admit that the strong momentum created in Anchorage towards agreements... has largely disappeared", Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said today, referring to the summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, in August.

Thu truong Ngoai giao Nga Sergei Ryabkov tai dinh thu Novo-Ogaryovo, ngoai o Moskva, hoi 10/2023. Anh: Reuters

"This is a consequence of subversive activities, primarily from the European side," he added.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine since the Alaska summit have failed, while both Moskva and Kiev continue to launch intense attacks on each other's territory.

President Trump, who pledged to end the Ukraine conflict "within 24 h" after taking office, has grown increasingly frustrated with Russia, believing Moskva is trying to prolong the situation and does not genuinely want a peace agreement.

US Vice President JD Vance told Fox News last month that Washington was considering transferring Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev, a move President Putin described as "a completely new level of escalation".

Tong thong Putin (trai) va Tong thong Trump tai Alaska ngay 15/8. Anh: AP

Deputy Minister Ryabkov warned that sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would have "serious" consequences and urged the United States to reconsider the decision.

On the same day, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee, declared that Moskva would "react harshly" if Washington supplied Tomahawk missiles to Kiev.

According to him, Tomahawk missiles cannot change anything on the battlefield because the United States can only transfer them in small quantities, dozens rather than hundreds.

"We understand these missiles well, how they fly, how to shoot them down. We have had contact with them in Syria, so they are nothing new. Instead, those who supply and use them will be the ones facing trouble," he said.

Vu Hoang (According to Reuters, AFP)