MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are currently off the table, arguing that Moscow has to show its readiness for “constructive” talks.
Blinken claimed during his meeting with German press on Friday that Russia had to demonstrate its willingness to engage in “constructive negotiations” with the goal of a “just and lasting peace.”
Although the idea of a ceasefire may be “tempting,” it will not contribute to a “just and lasting peace” if it means “ratification” of Moscow’s control over the territories that joined Russia after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Blinken said.
Moscow launched its special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, amid the Kiev regime’s ramped-up attacks on the Donbass republics.
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