U.S. withdraws as mediator in Ukraine-Russia peace talks
The United States will no longer serve as a mediator in the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, the U.S. State Department announced. "We will continue to help, but we will no longer fly around the world as mediators," said Tammy Bruce, the department spokeswoman.
What you need to know:
- The State Department announced on Friday that the United States has officially withdrawn from the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
- The department's spokeswoman communicated the decision, stressing that the U.S. will continue to assist in achieving peace but is "changing the methodology."
In Friday's statement, the State Department noted that the administration under Donald Trump is altering "the methodology of how we get involved" in peace talks.
It was further mentioned that American representatives will no longer "around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings" for meetings.
"[W]e certainly are still committed to it and will help and do what we can. But we are not going to fly around the world at the drop of a hat to mediate meetings, that is now between the two parties," said U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.
The U.S. changes its style of conducting talks
She noted that "the idea of the previous U.S. administration was that there would be no talks with Russia for at least three years."
She emphasized that the current administration's approach is that you need to talk to people face-to-face, one-on-one.
According to her, other regions of the world demand attention. She also highlighted that Secretary Marco Rubio has made it clear that the U.S. style will change, and the methodology of how the U.S. contributes will shift with peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
