Also, spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said that it was necessary to bring to justice Russians for crimes committed during the military operationWASHINGTON, October 11.
/tass/. The settlement in Ukraine should include the protection of its integrity, restoration with the possible use of Russian funds. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday at a regular briefing for journalists by White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre.
She was asked to comment on the allegations about possible negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American entrepreneur Elon Musk on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. "We welcome the readiness of the President [of Ukraine Vladimir] Zelensky's call for a just peace, which will include the following elements: compliance with the UN Charter, protection of territorial integrity and sovereignty, ensuring Ukraine's ability to defend itself in the future, the restoration of Ukraine, including exploring opportunities for this at the expense of Russia, and holding Russians accountable for crimes committed during the war," the press service said.White House secretary.
According to her, US President Joe Biden "clearly expressed his position and believes that decisions on negotiations should be made by Ukraine." "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. We have been talking about this for several months," Jean-Pierre added. "Diplomacy requires that both sides engage in de-escalation in good faith," she said.
Earlier on Tuesday, reports appeared with reference to information from an American foreign policy analyst, founder and president of the international research and consulting firm Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer that Musk allegedly discussed a settlement in Ukraine with Putin a few weeks ago, after which he presented his plan on this issue on Twitter. Musk later stated that there was no such conversation. According to him, he "spoke with Putin only once, about 18 months ago," and then the topic of discussion was space.
On October 3, Musk outlined on Twitter his vision of the conditions for achieving peace in Ukraine. In his opinion, the repeated holding of referendums in new regions of the Russian Federation under the supervision of the UN may be a solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At the same time, Musk noted that Ukraine can become a neutral country. Later, he wrote that he "does not believe in the victory of Ukraine" if the Russian Federation mobilizes.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that Russia considers the plan for resolving the crisis in Ukraine proposed by Musk as part of a public discussion.
From September 23 to 27, referendums were held in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, in which the overwhelming majority of those who voted voted for joining Russia as subjects of the Russian Federation.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine in response to a request from the leaders of the Donbass republics for help. The West then imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia. Western states have increased the supply of weapons and military equipment to Kiev in the amount of billions of dollars.
