State Department: US intends to create conditions for Russian-Ukrainian dialogue through the supply of weapons

“We are working on two fronts.

First, we support and strengthen the positions of our partners in Kyiv.

Secondly, at the same time we are taking measures to create costs ... about which we have been warning the Kremlin since the end of last year, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

According to a representative of American diplomacy, in this way the United States hopes to create conditions for a conscientious dialogue.

He noted that Washington's task is to support Ukrainian partners in any acceptable way.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko said earlier that Kyiv had actually withdrawn from the negotiation process.