Russia Seeks Negotiated Solution to Ukraine Crisis: Foreign Minister

Lavrov says Russia remains committed to understandings reached with U.S. and will oppose double standards and hegemonism.

Published on Feb. 10, 2026

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia is ready to seek a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis based on understandings reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska last year. Lavrov said Russia would continue to uphold truth and justice in international affairs, promote a multipolar world, and strengthen strategic partnerships with emerging centers of power while opposing double standards and hegemonism.

Why it matters

The Ukraine crisis has been a major geopolitical flashpoint between Russia and the West for years. Lavrov's comments suggest Russia is open to a diplomatic resolution, though it remains to be seen if this will lead to substantive progress in negotiations to end the conflict.

The details

Lavrov said Russia remains fully committed to the outcomes of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held in Anchorage, Alaska in August last year. He noted that Moscow expects its interests to be fully taken into account in the process of reaching mutually acceptable agreements with partners open to honest and direct dialogue. Lavrov also stated that Russia would continue to uphold truth and justice in international affairs, promote a multipolar world grounded in the UN Charter, and oppose double standards, hidden agendas, imposed settlement formulas, as well as practices of neocolonialism and hegemonism.

  • The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump was held in Anchorage, Alaska in August 2025.

The players

Sergei Lavrov

The Russian Foreign Minister, who stated Russia's position on seeking a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis.

Vladimir Putin

The President of Russia, who met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska last year.

Donald Trump

The former President of the United States, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska last year.

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What they’re saying

“Russia remains fully committed to the outcomes of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held in the U.S. city of Anchorage, Alaska in August last year, and noted that Moscow expects its interests to be fully taken into account in the process of reaching mutually acceptable agreements with partners open to honest and direct dialogue.”

— Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (statenews.net)

What’s next

The details and outcomes of the negotiations between Russia and its partners to resolve the Ukraine crisis remain to be seen.

The takeaway

Russia's openness to a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis, based on understandings reached with the U.S., suggests a potential diplomatic path forward, though significant challenges and disagreements between the parties involved still remain.