Russian FM Lavrov Reveals Secret Information About Anchorage SummitThe existence of laws regulating the status of the Russian language and the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine came as a surprise to US President Donald Trump during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage on August 15, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org by Sergei Bobylev, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ United States president Donald Trump awaiting Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska 2025 summitTrump Questioned the Reality of Ukraine's Laws"I will share one secret. He asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio several times whether such laws had really been adopted in Ukraine," Lavrov said in an interview with Turkish media. Russian Language Status in UkraineUkraine enforces a strict policy of Ukrainization, significantly limiting the use of the Russian language in public spheres such as education, service industries, media, and government. Constitution: Article 10 guarantees the use and protection of the Russian language, but in practice, measures are being taken to restrict it.