War in Ukraine: the United States once again says it is ready to act as mediator between kyiv and Moscow

The United States as peace negotiator? Washington remains ready to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday after a new massive Russian offensive in Ukraine.

On Monday, Moscow called on foreign nationals living in Kiev to leave the Ukrainian capital before further bombardments. “We warn foreign nationals, including staff of diplomatic missions and representations of international organizations, of the need to leave the city as soon as possible, and residents of the capital “not to approach military and administrative infrastructures”, warned the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Les États-Unis prêts à “faciliter la fin” de la guerre

Russia justified this offensive as a response after a Ukrainian drone strike which targeted the dormitory of a high school in Starobilsk, in the Lugansk region, occupied by Moscow in eastern Ukraine during the night from Thursday to Friday. According to Moscow, this strike destroyed a dormitory where dozens of teenagers were sleeping, killing 21 people and injuring more than 40 others.

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Andriï Sybiga, for his part called on kyiv’s partners “not to give in to Russian blackmail” and to provide more aid and arms to Ukraine. Over the weekend, particularly intense Russian strikes left at least four dead in kyiv and its region.

Mired in its own war with Iran, the United States says it is “ready and willing to do everything in its power to facilitate an end” to the war in Ukraine. “Every time you see these big strikes from both sides, it’s a reminder of why this is a terrible war (…) and it must end,” he observed.