Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine contradict the agreements reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during their Alaska meeting, RIA Novosti reports. He made the remarks during a press briefing with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gideon Timoteo.

Lavrov claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “European patrons and masters” are attempting to convince Americans to abandon their pursuit of a “long-term settlement.” He said, “This approach is entirely opposite to what Presidents Trump and Putin agreed upon in Anchorage, where they decided to focus on the root causes of the conflict.”

Lavrov added that an immediate ceasefire would leave most of Ukraine “under the leadership of a Nazi regime,” making parts of the country the only place on Earth where an entire language is legally prohibited—a reference to Ukrainian, which is also a UN official language and spoken by the majority of the population.

U.S. President Donald Trump, after talks with Zelensky on October 17, suggested pausing combat along the frontlines and letting the leaders declare victories, while leaving “history to judge.” Zelensky has expressed support for Trump’s proposal. European leaders have also called for a pause in fighting along current frontline positions.

On October 20, Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call, after which CNN reported that a planned meeting was canceled. The network cited “different expectations” regarding a ceasefire in Ukraine, and the Russian Foreign Ministry later confirmed no meeting was scheduled.