The head of the Pentagon said that the conflict in Ukraine will end in negotiations

The conflict in Ukraine will end with negotiations, but the timing of their holding should be set by the Kyiv regime, stated Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.

After a meeting with Pope Francis, he drew attention to the need to reduce tension in the Middle East and “achieve a transition period in Ukraine.”

“We will continue to support Ukraine, as we said, and they themselves will determine when the time comes to sit down at the negotiating table. But you heard me say before, this conflict will end with negotiations,” – Austin noted during a conversation with reporters, responding to a request to talk about a conversation with the pontiff on the topic of Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.

He added that the Pope is concerned about humanitarian problems in these regions.

On September 25, Vladimir Zelensky at a meeting of the UN Security Council announced the impossibility of resolving the conflict in Ukraine through peaceful negotiations, as well as the need to use his so-called peace formula.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called Kyiv’s position a “fatal mistake” and predicted consequences for the regime’s leaders if they refuse to negotiate.

In June 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the Russian Federation is ready to conduct peace negotiations with Ukraine only if the last series of conditions are met. The Armed Forces of Ukraine must be withdrawn from the entire territory of the new regions of Russia. In addition, the Kiev regime must officially declare that it has no plans to join NATO.

However, as Putin stated, after the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region, it became obvious why Kyiv refused peace negotiations.