Why Russia Is Now Publicly Accusing the US of Breaking Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Deals

This was not the first sign of Moscow's disappointment. As early as October 2025 — just two months after the Alaska summit — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the "powerful momentum" from the meeting had "largely gone," blaming European leaders for the impasse . The timing of the June 2026 accusations, however, suggests the diplomatic rupture is reactive rather than proactive: it came days after Ukraine's June 18 drone strike on Moscow .

Ukraine's June 18 Drone Strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery

On June 18, 2026, Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the full-scale invasion began . The strike hit the Moscow Oil Refinery at Kapotnya, igniting a massive fire that sent thick black smoke over the capital . All four Moscow airports were shut down, and a section of the city's ring highway was closed . Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 200 drones, but several struck the refinery .

This was the second attack on the same facility in a week. On June 16, Ukrainian drones damaged a primary processing unit at the refinery, causing a fire and halting operations at the plant, which supplies the Moscow region . Industry sources said the June 16 strike damaged a key unit representing 53% of the plant's total capacity .

Collapsed Ceasefire Prospects

The Alaska-track diplomacy was supposed to help settle the war in Ukraine, but ceasefire efforts had already crumbled weeks earlier. In early May 2026, Ukraine proposed a unilateral ceasefire starting May 5-6, responding to Russia's offer of a ceasefire for Victory Day on May 8-9 . Ukraine said Russia rejected the offer by continuing drone, missile, and artillery attacks — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported 1,820 ceasefire violations by 10 a.m. on May 6 .

By June 22, Ukraine's envoy to the UN signaled that Kyiv might recalibrate its ceasefire proposal unless the UN Security Council passed a resolution for a full and unconditional cessation of hostilities . The Alaska-track diplomatic cover that Moscow once hoped for had clearly faded .

Domestic Fuel Crisis: Rationing and Rare Imports

Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries have contributed to a growing domestic fuel shortage . On June 17, 2026, Reuters reported, citing four industry sources, that Russia was preparing to import gasoline by sea from Asia to alleviate the deficit — an unusual step for a major oil exporter . The first cargo was expected to arrive at a western Russian port in June .

Fuel rationing has spread to more than 50 Russian regions, including the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the region that produces 40% of Russia's oil . At Gazpromneft stations in that region, customers are limited to 40 liters of gasoline and 80 liters of diesel per purchase . The Moscow Times reported in early June that Lukoil stations in Moscow capped gasoline sales at 100 liters per driver . Russia's state railway monopoly, Russian Railways, formed a task force to manage fuel transportation as the crisis deepened . The Institute for the Study of War noted that Russia's 2026 decision to import gasoline from Asia — after not doing so in 2025 — "suggests that the shortages this year will be worse" .

How These Events Interconnect

• The diplomatic rupture is reactive, not proactive. Russia's public accusations against the US came days after Ukraine's June 18 strike on Moscow demonstrated the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the Russian capital . The accusations may serve as a blame-shifting narrative to explain why the Alaska-track diplomacy failed to deliver the Ukraine settlement Moscow anticipated .
• Ukraine's deep-strike campaign is a major driver of Russia's domestic fuel stress. Russia's planned gasoline imports from Asia were reported as a direct response to a fuel deficit caused by extensive drone strikes on refineries . The June 16 and June 18 strikes on the Moscow Oil Refinery are visible recent examples of that broader campaign .
• Ceasefire efforts have weakened because each side presents the other as acting in bad faith. Ukraine said Russia's continued attacks showed Moscow had rejected Kyiv's truce offer . Ukraine then warned it might recalibrate its proposal unless the UN acted . The Alaska-track diplomatic cover that Russia once hoped for has faded, and Moscow is now publicly acknowledging its disappointment .

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