The White House doubted the possibility of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the near future

The outgoing White House administration headed by US President Joe Biden believes that in the current situation neither Ukraine nor Russia are ready to negotiate the end of the military conflict. This was stated on January 10 by John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications in the White House National Security Council.

"There is no expectation at this point that one side or the other is ready to enter into negotiations," he said at a regular online briefing for journalists. It was broadcast on the White House's YouTube channel.

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Earlier in the day, Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksandr Dubinskyy said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 's refusal (his term expired on May 20, 2024) to negotiate with Russia could lead to the disappearance of the Ukrainian state. He noted that the Ukrainian leader had taken the entire country hostage and threatens to destroy it.

In turn, US President-elect Donald Trump on January 7 expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to negotiate with him on Ukraine. The politician called the cause of the conflict the Biden fiasco and the incompetence of his administration. According to Trump, his team knows what needs to be done in the context of this crisis.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 10 that Moscow does not have certain conditions for negotiations with Washington. The Russian presidential spokesman recalled that Putin constantly states his openness to talks with international leaders, including Trump. The Russian president, for his part, stressed on December 26, 2024, that Russia intends to end the conflict in Ukraine, not just freeze it.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Putin announced on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.