NEW YORK, MAY 31 (ANSA) – The US government announced its support for the peace plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, presented by Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
In response to a question from ANSA at a press conference on Tuesday, December 31, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said that the Italian government had not seen the peace plan, but was aware of it and supported all efforts. To end the war that Russia has started on the territory of Ukraine since February 24.
“We support every effort made by everyone to find a peaceful solution for the Ukrainian people that is acceptable to them. The Italian initiative is one of those initiatives that we definitely want to end the war and the terrible attack on Ukraine,” he said. diplomat North American.
The Italian project was presented in New York on 18 May and provides a four-phase course under the auspices of an “international facilitation group”: ceasefire, possible Ukrainian neutrality, regional issues (Crimea and Donbass), and a new European security agreement.
The idea is to complement the plan with a new multilateral agreement on peace and security in Europe. However, the peace project proposed by Italy for the Russian government is “so disconnected from reality” that it cannot be taken seriously.
Today, US State Department spokesman Ned Price stressed that the Kremlin’s initial goal was “to conquer Ukrainian territory is a complete failure,” but Joe Biden’s administration is “concerned about Russian moves to steal Ukraine’s sovereignty, especially in the Kherson region.” .
Food crisis – During the interview, Thomas-Greenfield also commented on Moscow’s accusations of accusing Western sanctions of failing to supply fertilizers and grains to international markets, increasing global food insecurity.
According to the US ambassador to the UN, “Russia should be able to extract its oil that is subject to sanctions” and “it should also be able to get its wheat that is not subject to punishment”.
source: Noticias
