Sec. of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. remains skeptical that Russia is engaging genuinely in negotiations with Ukraine to end its monthlong war against its neighbor.
The latest round of in-person peace negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations kicked off in Istanbul Tuesday morning.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Kremlin's negotiators had still not shown"signs of real seriousness," even after the two sides discussed potential elements of a peace deal shortly after talks in Turkey on Tuesday.Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 27, 2022.
"I don't read anything into it until I see what their actions are," he said during a joint press statement with Singapore's prime minister at the White House. Asked Tuesday whether the U.S. would join that pact, Blinken expressed support:"If there is some kind of outcome, and if our support for Ukraine can be part of that, can include our support in the future for its defense and security, of course that's something we'll want to pursue."Firefighters carry a body from the rubble of a government building hit by Russian rockets in Mykolaiv, March 29, 2022.
Russian forces had already been pushed back from east of Kyiv and moved into defensive positions north of the city, Pentagon officials said last week -- a sign the Kremlin was suffering major losses in its efforts to seize the capital and decapitate the Ukrainian government.
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