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US rejects Putin's ceasefire proposal in Ukraine – Reuters

ByНазар Богудан

Feb 13, 2024

An American source denied any official contacts and said that Washington will not participate in negotiations without the participation of Ukraine.

The United States rejected Putin's proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, - Reuters Putin <p>Russian President Putin made a proposal about a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war, but the United States rejected it after contacts between mediators.</p> <p>This was reported by Reuters, citing Russian sources familiar with the discussions.< /p> </p> <p>“In 2023 “Putin has publicly and privately, through intermediaries, including Moscow’s Arab partners in the Middle East and others, sent signals to Washington that he is willing to consider a ceasefire in Ukraine,” the report said.</p> <p>The Russian dictator proposed freezing the conflict in its current positions and did not want to cede the occupied Ukrainian territory. </p> <p>Subscribe to our Google News</p> <p>“Contacts with the Americans ended in nothing,” a high-ranking Russian source told Reuters.</p> <p>A second Russian source said that the Americans through intermediaries told Moscow that they would not discuss a possible ceasefire without the participation of Ukraine, so the contacts ended in failure.</p> <p>A third source said that the Americans did not want to put pressure on Ukraine.</p> <p>The Russians say that mediators met in Turkey at the end of 2023.</p> <p>Putin’s proposal was allegedly conveyed to Washington, where senior officials met US officials, including White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, CIA Director Bill Burns and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.</p> <p>Sullivan was expected to speak with Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and lay out next steps. But in January, Sullivan told Ushakov that Washington was ready to talk about other aspects of the relationship, but would not talk about a ceasefire without Ukraine.</p> <p>In addition, according to a Reuters source, the Americans did not believe that Putin was sincere . about a ceasefire.</p> <p>The Kremlin, the White House, the US State Department and the CIA declined to comment. At the same time, an American source denied any official contacts and said that Washington will not participate in negotiations without the participation of Ukraine.</p> <p><!--noindex--></p> <p><a rel=lb.ua

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