Russian President Vladimir Putin is not “serious” in his intentions to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war, was the assessment he expressed today US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
“We have not seen any indication to date that President Putin is serious about conducting important negotiations.”said Blinken, before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US Senate.
“The United States will support the Ukrainian authorities in their diplomatic efforts to negotiate a peace agreement,” he said. negotiating table “.
Anthony Blinken answered to Senator Rand Paula Republican who opposes US interventionist policy, accuses Joe Biden of contributing to Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine “by trumpeting (the idea of) Ukraine’s NATO membership.”
But for the US Secretary of State, it is clear, discussing with Russia before the February 24 invasion, that Putin’s criticism of Kiev’s accession to NATO was a pretext.
“We tried to have a serious discussion with (the Russians) about these issues”explained.
“It is absolutely clear, in the words of President Putin himself, that this never had to do with a possible entry of Ukraine into NATO, but because he always believed that Ukraine did not deserve to be a sovereign and independent country.”
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