The US State Department believes that such negotiations can take place” against the backdrop of a de-escalation of the situation “; around Ukraine.
On Tuesday, December 21, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkan announced that a new meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planned in the near future.
According to Reuters, he said this at a briefing, answering journalists' questions.
“There are no plans to do this now,” Blinken said, adding that the negotiations should take place “against the background of the de-escalation of the situation” around Ukraine .
According to him, the United States hopes that Russia will withdraw troops from the border with Ukraine and reduce tensions.
“Negotiating under such conditions will be more appropriate than when growth continues tension, “the Secretary of State said.
Recall that on December 21, during a conversation with journalists after a general meeting of ambassadors at the state residence of Sinegora, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recalled Ukraine's initiatives to end the war and a peaceful settlement in Donbass and declared his readiness to negotiate in any f formats with the participation of the Russian Federation.
