Statements of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow is ready for negotiations with the West, is a “posture”, said the Speaker of the State Department Ned Price.
“The statement (Lavrova) appeared a few hours after the flurry of Russian missiles that were aimed at the capital of Ukraine, which were aimed at other Ukrainian cities, and which fell into playgrounds, schools and apartment buildings, roads, bridges, and heating infrastructure . When you evaluate these statements, you must take into account this context, ”said Price.
“And I think that when you take into account this context, he tells you everything you need to know about the Russian position and Russian poserity. We consider this as posency. We do not consider it as a constructive, legitimate proposal to join dialogue and diplomacy, which are absolutely necessary in order to see the end of this brutal war of aggression against the people and the state, the government of Ukraine, ”he added.
Price noted that in the end there will be negotiations and the dialogue should be between Ukraine and Russia, and not Moscow and Washington.
“The United States is ready to support Ukraine in the first place, because, as we consistently said, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. We will support Ukraine when a negotiating table appears. Before that our priority task is to provide Ukraine with help that it needs, where it needs From the point of view of security, economy, ”he said.