Blinken Backs Ukraine’s Peace Proposal, Warns Against China’s
Ukrainian servicemen fire with an M119 105mm howtitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, on March 23.
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The US supports Ukraine’s peace framework, which demands the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory, and opposes alternate proposals that would advantage Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.
The top US diplomat endorsed Kyiv’s proposal during a virtual session of the Summit for Democracy, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba detailed its 10 points. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had been expected to deliver remarks virtually, but was visiting regions bordering the front lines.