The USA does not put pressure on Ukraine regarding negotiations with Russia. Jake Sullivan, adviser on national security of the US President, announced this during a briefing.
“The first is: He [Biden] said in the press conference it’s up to Ukraine to decide when and how they want to negotiate. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. We’re not going to pressure them; we’re not going to dictate to them.
The second is that we believe in a just peace based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that are not things we made up but that are embedded in the U.N. Charter,” Sullivan said.
According to him, Russia is doubling down on its “annexation,” quote, unquote — annexation of Ukrainian territory. “That’s not exactly a sign of seriousness about negotiating. As long as Russia holds the position that it simply gets to grab as much territory as it wants by force, it’s hard to see them as a good-faith counterparty in a negotiation,” Sullivan added.
Referring to the withdrawal of Russian forces from Kherson, Sullivan expressed the opinion that it was a strategically important event.
