
The United States will not dictate terms to Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a briefing. The broadcast was hosted by CBS News.
“This settlement really [should be discussed] between Russia and Ukraine. We would not dictate conditions and would not want to get ahead of ourselves,” he replied to a request to comment on Ukraine’s proposals to ensure its security.
The only US condition could be that Russia negotiate in good faith and keep its promises, Kirby said.
US senators proposed transferring seized Russian assets to Ukraine Politics
On March 29, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations held talks in Istanbul. Kyiv proposed fixing the positions of Russia and Ukraine on Crimea in the treaty and holding bilateral negotiations on the status of the peninsula and Sevastopol for 15 years. At this time, countries should not use the armed forces. The problem of the republics of Donbass should be solved at the level of the presidents of the two countries.