Blinken on Putin: He is not “serious” about his intentions to negotiate with Ukraine

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin is not “serious” in its intentions to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war, the US Secretary of State estimated today, Tuesday (26/4) Anthony Blinken.

«To date, we have not seen any indication 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, the US diplomat said.Our goal is to ensure that they have the ability to repel Russian aggression and strengthen their position at a possible negotiating table.».

“Ukraine is not a sovereign country,” Putin said

Anthony Blinken also responded to the senator Rand Pola Republican who opposes US interventionist policy, who accuses him Joe Biden that it contributed to Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine “trumpeting (the idea) of Ukraine’s accession to NATO“, As broadcast by AFP.

For the US Secretary of State, it is clear that Putin’s criticism of Kiev’s accession to NATO was a pretext for what followed.

«We tried to have a serious discussion with (the Russians) about these issues“, explained.

«It is quite 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.“, He noted characteristically.

Source: News Beast

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