US State Department: Ukraine is ready for peace talks

Responding to the press conference, Mr. Price stated: "The Ukrainians have indicated that this war will end at the negotiating table. The Russians sometimes say the same thing. Unfortunately, we see that this desire of the Russians is happening in parallel with brutal aggression against the Ukrainian people, increasing attacks on infrastructure, on food stocks, on the drainage system of Ukraine."

Mr. Price called on Moscow to demonstrate its willingness to negotiate "not just in words but in actions."

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that Russia does not set any preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine, but Kiev must show goodwill. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Ukraine for not needing negotiations, instead their goal is sabotage.

US State Department. Photo: AP

Meanwhile, according to the National Interest (NI) magazine, the US has failed in its attempt to impose its views on the Ukraine crisis and sanctions against Russia on its partners. NI commented that instead of "tactfully courting" important opponents such as China, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, the Biden administration has been determined to demand that US conditions be met.

According to the article's authors, the reason for the deterioration in relations with partners is that US leaders did not conduct preliminary probes to ensure that partners in the region supported Washington's call to restrict and isolate Russia./.