The decision will be made by Zelensky: the US did not accept the offer of the President of Brazil on peace talks with Russia

11 February 2023, 07:54 | Policy 
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President Zelensky must determine whether negotiations with Russia are appropriate, when they should take place and, of course, under what circumstances.. This was stated by the representative of the White House National Security Council John Kirby during a briefing, answering a journalist's questions about the proposal of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to create a group of countries for peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.

" We wish it would end right now. However, there is no hope for an end to the war or any negotiations in the near future, because in the last 24 hours alone, Putin has launched dozens more cruise missiles at civilian targets in Ukraine, targeting those that provide heat and electricity throughout the country..

Therefore, according to him, in the absence of other prospects, the United States will support Ukraine so that it can succeed on the battlefield..

“So that if and when President Zelensky decides it’s time to negotiate and sit down at the table to resolve this issue diplomatically, he can do so in the strongest possible position that will be weighted in the negotiations,” Kirby echoed the White House position, which the Biden administration.

“As President Biden has repeatedly said: “Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” the speaker emphasized..

Recall that at the end of January, the President of Brazil stated that he wanted to become a mediator between Ukraine and Russia and create a group of countries for peace talks in Ukraine, which, according to him, should include China, India and, possibly, some others..

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