White House admits participation in building 'peace formula' for Kiev
White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said Washington has asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken and presidential adviser Jake Sullivan to work on a "peace formula" for Kiev.
The United States is involved in developing the "peace formula" that Ukraine is trying to promote, John Kirby, the White House National Security Council's strategic communications coordinator, told TASS news agency.
"Yes, of course," Mr. John Kirby replied during an online press briefing on May 29, in response to a journalist's question asking for clarification on whether the White House would contribute to the peace formula.
Mr. Kirby also said that Washington is "actively bringing Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Sullivan to promote this formula, and work with other countries around the world to understand what can be done and put it into practice."
In November 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a 10-point peace plan, but did not take Russia's position into account. In particular, President Zelensky's "peace formula" required Russia to completely withdraw its armed forces to the 1991 border, and return control to Ukraine in the "exclusive economic zone" in the Azov and Black Seas.
On May 29, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement and called on countries to refuse to participate in the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, and not to succumb to Western pressure on this issue.
"Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the stalemate has spread globally because the West is luring the majority of countries in the world, wishing to limit their interactions with Russia. The foreign minister called on them not to succumb to pressure from the United States and its satellites, and to refuse the invitation to participate in the peace summit to be held in Switzerland on June 15-16," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
