The State Department said that only Russia can end the conflict in Ukraine

The US State Department believes that only Russia can end the conflict in Ukraine. About it informed Newsweek, citing a department spokesperson.

“Russia remains the only obstacle to peace in Ukraine. Russia and only Russia can end this war today,” the spokesman said. The State Department noted that the United States wants to complete the military operation, but “the world must be fair and safe in order to be durable.”

“Our job is to make sure that Ukraine is in the strongest possible negotiating position, so we are now working hard to help Ukraine regain control and protect the territory that has been captured by Russia, whether since February 2022 or since 2014.” , – concluded in the department.

March 12, ex-head of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger declaredthat it is necessary to create a contact group to launch the peace process in Ukraine. According to him, it should include the US, UK, France and Germany.

After that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia reportedthat these countries cannot claim the role of neutral mediators in the peace process in Ukraine, because they are parties to the conflict due to the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army, the provision of intelligence to the Ukrainian army, as well as the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation and the requirement to create a tribunal to punish the Russian leadership .