MOSCOW, December 4 The armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia will end negotiations, The Hill reports, citing the words of senior US senator from Wisconsin Ron Johnson.
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"The only way to end this war is a negotiated settlement. <…> Even more Ukraine will be destroyed. Therefore, from my point of view, the sooner they reach a conclusion through negotiations, the better,” says the politician.
According to him, he does not like this prospect of events, but he understands that “ This is the reality.» However, the member of the upper house of the US Congress also plans to prevent additional funds from being sent to Ukraine until the administration of President Joe Biden resolves the issue of funding the border between the United States and Mexico.
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"Putin is not going to lose this war. This conflict must end. We will not like its outcome, but every day we will like it less and less,” the senator concluded.
Earlier, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Brown, said during a speech at the Reagan Forum on National Defense that the conflict in Ukraine will end not only by military means.
Russia has repeatedly expressed its readiness for negotiations, but the Kyiv authorities have introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. The Kremlin also noted that now there are no prerequisites for the situation to transition to a peaceful direction, while achieving the goals of the special operation remains an absolute priority for Moscow. According to President Vladimir Putin, Russia has never refused dialogue, but the other side must say so directly.