“There is always value in diplomacy if the parties involved, in this case Russia, are interested in substantial diplomacy,” RIA Novosti quoted Blinken as saying in an interview with CBS.
He noted that negotiations with Russia will not be on the agenda until the Russian authorities show interest in their significant outcome.
As noted in the Kremlin, in order to start negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Kyiv's political will and readiness to discuss the requirements previously put forward by Moscow are needed.
Earlier, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council, said that the United States stated that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was not ready to start a negotiation process with Russia to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.