After the Alaska summit, ‘Trump and his team have taken a much deeper approach to resolving [Ukraine] crisis’ 

Lavrov points to NATO’s constant violation of promises NOT to expand eastward 

‘There have been 5 waves of NATO expansion since these promises were made’

Lavrov in an interview with 'Russia 24'

- Russia not excluding any form of work on the Ukrainian settlement - neither bilateral, nor trilateral

- Any contacts with the first persons should be prepared as thoroughly as possible