WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 The United States should make efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and Palestine, Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate Mike ter Maat said in an interview.
«I believe the U.S. government can play a productive role in achieving a settlement in Israel and the Palestinian territories,» he told the agency.
Maat added that on the Ukrainian conflict, Washington «should put pressure on both sides to work out a solution as soon as possible.»
«We have influence that is worth using, there are conflicts in the world that are worth trying to resolve,» he stressed.
Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kyiv has introduced a legislative ban on them. Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward initiatives for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine: Moscow will immediately cease fire and declare its readiness for negotiations after the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territory of new regions of Russia. In addition, he added, Kyiv must declare its renunciation of its intentions to join NATO and conduct demilitarization and denazification, as well as accept a neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status. The Russian leader also mentioned the lifting of sanctions against the Russian Federation.