According to the head of the US State Department, Anthony Blinken hopes that the Russian side will go the way of de-escalating the conflict on the Ukrainian issue and withdraw its troops from the border.
“We hope that the Russian leadership will choose the path of de-escalation, withdraw its troops and start using diplomacy for existing disagreements,” Blinken, quoted by the Foreign Ministry's press service. He also pointed out that Washington is ready to help resolve the crisis, in particular by promoting the implementation of the Minsk agreements, which, according to the head of the US Foreign Policy Department, “can be a way to resolve conflicts over the Donbas or eastern Ukraine.”/p>