The United States supports the dialogues in the "channel" format (Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine) to stop the conflict in the East of Ukraine, told reporters on Tuesday authorized the White house Josh Ernest.

"U.S. consult closely with our partners in Germany and France, who are trying to achieve a diplomatic solution, de-escalate conflict in Ukraine," said Ernest. He mentioned the upcoming meeting "Channel four" and stated that North America strongly supports and will continue to support these efforts.

"The United States has also encouraged both sides of the Minsk agreement to fulfill their promises in the context of the negotiations," added Ernest. However, He criticized the prosecution of the Russian Federation in the observance of those obligations, as the withdrawal of forces, monitoring international borders with Ukraine, " the hostage "." Most important is that both parties back to the negotiating table, not only to make commitments, but to fulfill them, " he finished Ernest.

according to him, " the Russian regime has paid a high price in the form of results of Western sanctions, and for this reason there are economic root causes for the Russian Federation to chat." the Russians have the net financial interest to help de-escalate the situation ", - said Ernest.

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