US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 24 The United States stands ready to support any possible diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. has not shown any interest in this,” Blinken, who is on a visit to Germany, where the G7 summit will be held on June 26-28, said during a press conference. The US Secretary of State also confirmed that Washington “will continue to discuss a strategy for a diplomatic settlement of this conflict with allies and partners of the United States”, simultaneously strengthening the defense capability of the Ukrainian army and, as a result, the position of Kyiv at the negotiating table with the Russian Federation. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” Ukraine as long as it takes, Blinken said. For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces only strike on military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage – significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
