The White House emphasized on Friday that the decision to negotiate with Russia rests with Ukraine and in no way pressures Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to sit down at the negotiating table, according to the statements of the spokesperson of the US National Security Council. the president, John Kirby, made in a conversation with journalists, reports EFE and Agerpres.

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“This war could end today if Mr. Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin – note) would do the right thing. “Obviously (Putin) didn’t want to withdraw his troops, and we all believe that a negotiated diplomatic deal is the best thing that Putin can do,” Kirby said.

However, Kirby insisted that Zelensky himself determines when he is ready for negotiations and in what format.

“No one in the United States is pressuring, insisting or pushing him to sit down” at the negotiating table, Kirby assured.

This week, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that Ukraine may be in a position to negotiate with Russia’s withdrawal.

The Ukrainians had “success after success,” unlike the Russians, who “failed every time,” General Milley said.

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