U.S. Secretary of State Blinken assessed the situation at the front in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his negative opinion regarding possible changes to the line of demarcation in the Russian-Ukrainian war in the near future.

About this, the high-ranking official informed during an interview with the publication The New York Times.

According to Blinken, the decision to end the war depends only on the Ukrainian people, who must independently determine their future and the paths to achieve it. At the same Time, the U.S. Secretary of State emphasized that Ukraine's claims to the occupied territories will remain unchanged, regardless of the current situation at the front.

Particular attention was paid by Blinken to the threats associated with a possible truce. In his opinion, Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose goal remains the destruction of Ukrainian statehood, may use a temporary ceasefire to restore military potential and prepare for new offensive operations.

To prevent such a development of events, the Secretary of State stressed the necessity of providing Ukraine with reliable mechanisms to deter further aggression. This could be achieved through NATO membership or a system of international security guarantees that would force Russia to abandon plans for renewed attack due to the threat of serious consequences.

Earlier, Blinken reported who opposed Putin on the issue of a nuclear strike on Ukraine.