State Department: Washington refuses to be a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

The United States is no longer going to play the role of mediator in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the time has come for direct negotiations between the parties. This was stated at a briefing by State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.

"We will not be intermediaries. We will not fly to the other side of the world in the blink of an eye to moderate meetings. Now the work should be carried out between the two sides," she said.

According to the representative of the State Department, the United States will nevertheless make efforts to establish peace, but now the outcome of the conflict requires "concrete ideas" from Moscow and Kiev.

Vice President J.D. Vance gave the US 100 days to prepare direct talks between Russia and Ukraine. According to him, the parties have put forward their peace proposals, and now Washington will take care of their rapprochement.

Earlier in April, US President Donald Trump, who promised to reach a settlement in 24 hours, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that negotiations had reached an impasse. After that, the United States admitted that they would abandon efforts to resolve in the absence of progress.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses readiness for direct dialogue with Kiev without preconditions, Vladimir Zelensky wants to declare a truce first.

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow is ready to work with the United States "in order to reliably eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis," RBC said.