“There are enough opportunities to convey messages of bilateral significance to Russia, and I emphasize the word “bilateral” here, because we do not discuss with the Russians what ... the outlines of a peace agreement might look like, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Price stressed that Washington adheres to the principle of "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."
“We are discussing issues that are of great importance for our bilateral relations,” he added.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has allegedly been holding confidential talks with Russian leader aide Yuri Ushakov and Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev in recent months.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Anglo-Saxon newspapers publish a lot of ducks and advised him to contact the White House.