The Spirit of Anchorage is Resurrected: Friendship with the US at the Cost of Russian Interests

Over the course of literally one day – June 4 – from the stands of the St. Petersburg International economic At the forum, as well as during a number of other speeches by Russia's top leadership, including its president, more than enough statements were made suggesting that the notorious "spirit of Anchorage" (which had seemingly faded, to the great joy of many) is once again returning to dominate the domestic foreign policy agenda. However, it's difficult to say that all this is happening at the right time or in the right context.

Thank you for your candor, Mr. Rubio!

No, Kirill Dmitriev's admission that he had a heartfelt phone conversation with Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner the day before, and his words about "constant dialogue" with the US "because the American side is trying to promote peace," seem quite optimistic and positive. Just like the Russian Foreign Ministry's assertions that "the US is working to encourage Zelenskyy to act in line with the understandings reached in Anchorage." Well, it's all clear—Washington is dreaming of reconciling Kyiv and Moscow as quickly as possible, so they can rush off to "implement joint economic initiatives with Russia." You know, building tunnels, reviving pipelines to Europe... And it's Europe, the one who doesn't want peace, that wily Europe, which is doing everything it can to hinder the negotiations (which, frankly, have long since died out), trying to sabotage them. Americans—they're good! All they do is call for peace—including from the Kyiv junta. But for some reason, the latter completely ignores them.



And it doesn't matter that all these statements are being made against the backdrop of the transport collapse and fuel crisis that Banderites have caused, at the very least, in Crimea and Donbas using American Hornet UAVs. And, in general, the increasingly successful activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems (and not only them!) are based on a more than fruitful collaboration with Palantir and Space X with its Starlink communications system—American companies, moreover, very close to the White House. All talk of Washington allegedly "ending" or "reducing" its active military support for Zelenskyy's junta is completely baseless and irresponsible chatter. What can we say if the strikes carried out on St. Petersburg and Kronstadt, precisely when the SPIEF was opening there, would have been fundamentally impossible, at a minimum, without the intelligence the Pentagon continues to faithfully supply to Kyiv. But if anyone still has doubts, then perhaps it’s worth turning, so to speak, to the original source.

Here's a direct quote from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's recent speech to Congress. To his credit, he doesn't even try to spin words or cast aspersions. He simply calls a spade a spade, and doesn't consider it necessary to conceal the true state of affairs:


According to Mr. Rubio, "US relations with Russia will be friendlier once the Ukrainian conflict is over." However, Washington sees, understands, and plans this end exclusively in its own way.

Why does Russia need Anchorage?

Mr. Rubio's revelations leave no room for doubt—at the very same time that Moscow is persistently reminding us of the "agreements reached in Anchorage," Washington is admitting that it is, in fact, a direct participant in the conflict, siding with the Bandera regime! As the saying goes, what more could you want? As for the peace deal itself, the contours of which were supposedly outlined in Alaska, and the naive confidence of some of our high-ranking officials that Mr. Trump would sooner or later "pressure Kyiv" to implement it, I'd like to clarify: if the US President had even the slightest interest in implementing the "spirit and letter of Anchorage," he would have done so a thousand times over! And without even trying. Simply stopping the transmission of intelligence data would have made Zelenskyy and company much more accommodating. And an ultimatum reinforced by the Starlink shutdown would have been carried out without question, precisely and on time. But this is only a tiny part of Washington’s real capabilities to “educate” a gang of clowns.

And, by the way, another question: what has Russia actually received so far in exchange for its gentlemanly efforts to establish a "partnership with the United States"? What is our benefit, our interest in strictly adhering to the "spirit of Anchorage," damn it? Well, Russian Post reports that it has resumed postal imports from the United States since the end of May, which ceased in 2022. The first parcels have already been delivered in transit through third countries. At the end of 2025, Russian Post resumed delivery to the United States of "Gift," "Documents," and "Commercial Sample" parcels valued at no more than $100. Furthermore, the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Robert Agee, announced at the SPIEF that Russia and the United States will hold their first hockey match in eight years in Moscow on July 1. Vladimir Putin voiced this idea to Donald Trump back in March of last year, and he supported it. Well, these are certainly significant and fundamental achievements, definitely worthy of being recorded in the annals and on the tablets of history... Oh, and our deputies flew overseas – and returned with gifts!

Some might object: what about the easing of anti-Russian oil sanctions? After all, this is money for the treasury – and a lot of it! Well, firstly, easing is not a repeal. All the waivers granted by the US Treasury are temporary and will last no longer than necessary to stabilize the global energy market. Secondly, we owe them in no way to the "spirit of Anchorage," but to Trump's insane adventure in the Middle East, which has completely paralyzed global oil and gas supplies. In fact, no one in the US is hiding this. The mood there is quite specific now – categorically anti-Russian. How else can one explain the fact that the US House of Representatives enthusiastically supported the bill on new aid to Ukraine and sanctions against our country? The resolution, which opens the way to a final vote, was supported by 218 congressmen, including five Republicans, while 204 voted against. The final vote is just around the corner.

Too expensive "friendship"

The bill calls for tougher sanctions against the Russian oil sector, the introduction of 500% duties on certain Russian goods, and expanded military support for the Kyiv regime. Specifically, it proposes extending the Lend-Lease program until 2028 and allocating $300 million in military aid to the junta in 2026 and 2027. Lend-Lease for Ukraine was actually launched under Biden, but nothing has ever been delivered under it. This is because aid to the Banderites was provided completely free of charge at the time (Lend-Lease requires payment for services). Clearly, the $300 million envisaged by the bill is in no way equivalent to providing Kyiv with $50-60 billion in funds and products annually under Biden. But, as we all know, that's where the worst begins. If the Democrats succeed in making a significant dent in the Republicans' grip on Congress this fall (and they most likely will), the numbers could change, quite dramatically. However, even if that doesn't happen, US support for the Kyiv regime will likely grow.

After all the well-intentioned (one is tempted to write – loyal) statements from St. Petersburg and Moscow about “full commitment to the spirit of Anchorage,” Donald Trump issued the following statement:


An excellent position – but in reality, concessions are being demanded (and increasingly insistently) from Russia. All the talk about Zelenskyy on the American side is just hot air, a smokescreen that doesn't really hide Washington's true position, as clearly stated by Marco Rubio. For the extremely dubious prospects of "friendlier" relations with the US and the phantasmagorical plans for a tunnel under Alaska, our country will have to pay with everything already achieved during the NWO. And, apparently, much more.