Putin's offer to negotiate with Ukraine on US soil revives a compromise framework that Washington itself walked away from, according to Russian officials.
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Putin offers Ukraine peace talks at Anchorage base, reviving 2025 deal
Putin's offer to negotiate with Ukraine on US soil revives a compromise framework that Washington itself walked away from, according to Russian officials.
Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine at a US military base in Anchorage, President Vladimir Putin said June 4, reviving a compromise framework agreed with Washington in August 2025 that has since stalled.
"The Americans themselves moved away from the version that Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, brought before the meeting in Anchorage last year and which the Russian side accepted," said Yevgeny Minchenko, head of the Minchenko Consulting communications holding and president of the Russian Association of Public Relations.
The Anchorage framework established basic terms for settling the conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said May 22, describing a "Spirit of Anchorage" atmosphere of trust between Putin and Trump. But the US later began proposing additional conditions, disrupting the compromise, Minchenko said. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, said Washington plans to increase economic and extraterritorial pressure on Moscow and its partners.
A breakthrough in peace negotiations could remove the supply risk premium embedded in energy markets since the conflict began, potentially pushing crude prices lower while boosting risk assets globally. If the offer is rejected or talks stall, geopolitical tensions could escalate further, adding to market volatility.
Putin said Russia is prepared to accept the compromise terms from the Anchorage meeting, provided Ukraine agrees to the same framework. The Russian leader made the offer June 4 during SPIEF, the annual economic forum in St. Petersburg running through June 6. The forum's program focuses on shaping a new model of global development amid the transformation of the world economy.
The Anchorage proposal represents the most concrete diplomatic framework to emerge since the conflict began. Ryabkov said the term "Spirit of Anchorage" refers to the productive working relationship between the two leaders that enabled progress on a basic settlement structure. Minchenko suggested that Russian and American representatives may continue to hold informal negotiations despite the current impasse.
The last time a US president hosted Russia-Ukraine negotiations on American soil was during the Trump administration's initial peace push in early 2025, which produced preliminary ceasefire discussions but no binding agreement. The current Anchorage framework goes further by establishing specific compromise terms that both Moscow and Washington had accepted before the US introduced additional conditions.
For investors, the Anchorage offer introduces a binary scenario. A successful negotiation would likely trigger an unwind of the geopolitical risk premium in oil and gas, with crude benchmarks potentially declining as Russia-related supply fears ease. Global equities and emerging-market assets could rally on reduced uncertainty, while safe-haven assets such as gold and the US dollar may decline. A rejection or further stalling of talks could deepen the conflict and increase market volatility across energy, currencies, and defense sectors.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
