Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday that peace negotiations with Ukraine have been stalled since the August Alaska summit, where President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin made commitments to cooling the conflict in Eastern Europe.

“We have to acknowledge that the strong momentum created in Anchorage toward reaching agreements has been largely exhausted due to the efforts of opponents ... primarily Europeans," the senior Russian diplomat said while addressing the State Duma, according to The Kyiv Independent.

Ryabkov shared the dismal outlook after a series of Russian drones

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