White House officials have confirmed secret meetings were held between former senior US security aides and prominent Russians on potential talks to end the war in Ukraine
Former US national security officials met Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in New York in April, according toThey were reportedly joined by Richard Haass, a former US diplomat and outgoing president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and two ex-White House aides.
“The Biden administration did not sanction those discussions,” a State Department spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday.“And as we’ve said repeatedly, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” the spokesperson added, referring to a policy of not discussing possible negotiations on ending the war without involving Kyiv officials.
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