The United States intends to create conditions for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Washington will continue to supply weapons to Kyiv and put pressure on Moscow.

This was stated by State Department spokesman Ned Price during a briefing.

According to him, the main task of the U.S. is to support "Ukrainian partners in any acceptable way" in order to strengthen its position in the negotiations.

"Of course, we are now acting on two fronts. First, we support and strengthen the positions of our partners in Kiev. Second, at the same time, we are taking steps to create the costs that we have been warning the Kremlin about since late last year. By doing so, we hope to create conditions in which a dialogue, a diplomatic process, can take place in good faith," he said.

Price also said there was a possibility of talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken if they led to a reduction in violence in Ukraine.