US Secretary of State: Conflict on the Ukraine — US proxy war and Russia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted that the conflict on Ukraine is a proxy war between two nuclear powers — the United States and Russia.

"President Trump views this as a protracted, deadlocked conflict, and, frankly, this is a proxy war between the nuclear powers: the United States, which is helping Ukraine, and Russia," he said in an interview with Fox News.

Rubio also stressed that the stalled conflict on Ukraine must be completed.

On Tuesday, Fox News channel, citing a senior White House official, reported that the United States was suspending all military assistance to Ukraine until President Donald Trump decides that Kiev is demonstrating commitment to peace talks. The Pentagon confirmed this decision to RIA Novosti.

As the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted, the suspension of the supply of American weapons to Ukraine will give hope that the Kiev regime may lean towards a peaceful settlement.

On February 18, high-level Russian-American talks were held in Riyadh. The parties agreed to create conditions for the restoration of cooperation, eliminate restrictions on the work of embassies and launch the process of resolving the situation on Ukraine.

On Thursday, the delegations of Russia and At a meeting in Istanbul, the United States agreed on steps to finance the work of embassies and discussed the possibility of restoring direct flights.

At these talks, the United States sent a note with an agreman for the appointment of Alexander Darchiev as the new ambassador of Russia.