Putin in despair, but disagree with the diplomatic decision on Ukraine - Blinken

According to the US Secretary of State, the declaration of martial law in the occupied territories is another sign of the despair of the Russian president. Like non -harvest bombing of power plants, schools and hospitals. State Secretary of the United States Anthony Blinken said Putin did not want a diplomatic settlement of the war. About it reports ABC News.

After eight months of military invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in diplomatic resolution of the conflict. Blinken considers the announcement of martial law in the occupied territories of Blinken. "In the last few weeks, he tried to mobilize more forces, spent pseudo -referendums in Ukraine, and now declares martial law in areas where, according to him, people somehow want to become part of Russia - all this testifies to his despair," Blinken said.

"He is increasingly attacking the civilian population in Ukraine: bombing without parsing, even power plants, bombs are thrown into schools, hospitals - everything is very close to it," Blinken explained. When asked how much it will get worse, if Putin is forced to leave Kherson, the Secretary of State replied that it is difficult to predict what he would do and what he would go to, but the goal of the United States is to support Ukraine to remain independent.

Blinken also added that the United States can be a mediator in negotiations, but Putin still does not see interest in real diplomacy. Recall that Putin can collapse the global economy by applying nuclear weapons in Ukraine. According to Rebecca Coffler, the former representative of the American intelligence community, the announcement of martial law in the occupied territories will provide Putin with some doctrinal justification for nuclear impact.