US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed hope that after the newly elected President Donald Trump comes to power in Washington, there will be an opportunity for effective contacts with Russia regarding the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Blinken announced this at the meeting of the Foreign Relations Council held in New York on December 18.
The US Secretary of State has once again reiterated that Russia has shown no willingness to hold serious discussions with the outgoing American administration on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. "Now, perhaps, the moment has come when such discussions will be more effective. I hope so. I am sure that the next administration, if possible, will try to have such discussions and understand if we can at least reach some kind of settlement in Ukraine in the near term, provided that it is acceptable to the Ukrainians," said Blinken.
At the same time, he noted that Washington maintains ties with Moscow on the exchange of prisoners, the possibility of using nuclear weapons, the militarization of space, and other issues. According to Blinken, Moscow did not start a war in Ukraine based on concerns about Russia's security, but rather "imperialistic". from aspirations.
"If we had felt in the last two years that a situation has arisen when Russia is ready to have a serious discussion about solving the (conflict) in Ukraine in a fair and lasting way, then we would have been the first to go to that discussion. I would love to have the opportunity to moderate that discussion. Unfortunately, all the information we have shows that they are just not serious about it, and it would be a waste of time," said the US Secretary of State.
After the victory in the US presidential elections, Donald Trump announced that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, should be ready to make a deal, hinting at possible compromises. During his election campaign, Trump repeatedly announced that he would end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict within 24 hours of taking office.
