Russia's Lavrov accuses Europeans of trying to undermine progress made at Alaska summit

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused European leaders of trying to undermine progress which he said had been made at last week's U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska on a possible peace deal in Ukraine.

Kyiv's European allies were trying to shift the focus away from resolving what Russia calls the "root causes" of the war, he said.

He also reiterated Russian concerns about the way the European discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine was being conducted without Moscow's input.

Any ideas which departed from those set out by Russia in talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in 2022 were hopeless, he said.