This was stated by the spokesman of the State Department, Ned Price, writes Ukrinform.

"What President Biden said yesterday is that if President Putin is ready to end this war in Ukraine, we, for our part, are ready to engage in diplomacy.

Including possible negotiations (Biden - ed.) with President Putin," Price noted.

At the same time, the United States of America will conduct such negotiations in close coordination with NATO allies and Ukraine.

"Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine," the official reminded of the principle that the American side is guided by in any negotiations on the Ukrainian issue.

Also, the USA will never recognize Russia's attempts to illegally annex the Ukrainian territories it occupied after 2014.

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"So, together with our partners and allies, we are focused on holding the Russian Federation accountable for its crimes, supporting Ukraine in its efforts to defend itself from Russian aggression, and also reducing the impact of the war unleashed by Putin on the rest of the world," the representative summarized. US Department of State.

It will be recalled that American President Joe 

if he ends the war in Ukraine.

The US president clarified that he has no immediate plans to contact Putin, but he is "ready to talk" with the Russian dictator "if he is really interested in ending the war."

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