Tuesday 10 May 2022 10:41 PM Italian PM calls for Russia ceasefire during Biden meeting trends now
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday Russia hasn't been willing to negotiate with Ukraine, echoing a dim U.S. intelligence view of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine as the Italian Prime Minister called for a cease fire.
'Well, I think to be clear, we've long supported ceasefires. It requires both the parties – including the party that is invaded the other country – to be a part of that and they haven't shown a willingness to sit at the negotiating table,' Psaki said.
She was asked about a comment by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi referencing 'the possibility of bringing a ceasefire.'
Psaki then referenced talks early in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as talks over humanitarian corridors amid Russia's continued bombardment of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Washington. Draghi brought up 'the possibility of bringing a ceasefire' to Ukraine, in comments Biden did not echo
'So I think there have been efforts as you know, humanitarian ceasefires and others in a limited fashion in the past and the past couple of months, which the Russians have failed to implement,' Psaki said at the White House press briefing.
She spoke after Draghi made an insistent call for a cease fire during his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
'In Italy and Europe now, people want an end to this violence; these massacres, this butchering that's happening,' Draghi told reporters, speaking in English.
'And people think about what can
