State Department: US Will Support Zelensky If He Decides to Start Negotiations
The United States will support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if he decides to enter into negotiations with Russia.
This was stated by the official representative of the US State Department, Matthew Miller, at a briefing on November 9.
The diplomat's statement is quoted by TASS .
What the State Department said about the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia
Journalists asked Miller whether Washington is ready to support negotiations on Ukraine.
If Zelensky decides that he wants to start negotiations, we would, of course, support this, ” the representative of the US State Department responded.
He clarified that it is up to the Ukrainian president to decide when to begin negotiations.
We would support him in any process, ” Miller added.
A representative of the US diplomatic department noted that US President-elect Donald Trump has stated his readiness to quickly resolve the conflict.
On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, named the conditions for negotiations with Kiev.
Among them are Ukraine’s refusal to join the North Atlantic Alliance, the consolidation of Ukraine’s neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status, the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass and Novorossiya, and the lifting of sanctions.
Yesterday at the Valdai Forum, the Russian president announced his readiness for contacts with Trump.
Putin noted that the statements of the US President-elect regarding Ukraine deserve attention.
The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, later stated that Russia’s openness to dialogue does not mean a change in the goals of the special military operation.
