"What we’re focused on is working with our Ukrainian counterparts on operationalizing their 10-point proposal for a just peace,” Kirby said, answering the question if the White House would be involved in any talks within the NATO Summit in Lithuania this summer.
“And we’ll see where that goes," he added.
The United States supports any mover towards peace regardless of the source but takies into account whether they could provide a secure and stable peace, Kirby said.
"It’s got to have the support of President Zelenskyy," he said.
Russia in general, and its dictator Vladimir Putin in particular, have shown no signs of the desire for a "just peace" for Ukraine, he said.
Zelenskyy laid out the 10-point ‘Ukrainian formula for peace' while addressing world leaders at the 2022 G20 Summit last November in Bali, Indonesia. It includes restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, withdrawal of the Russian troops from the entire area of Ukraine, returning of prisoners-of-war, a tribunal for those who committed aggression against Ukraine, and security guarantees.
China released its own peace plan for the "settlement of the conflict in Ukraine" in February, 2023. Chinese officials refuse to call the war in Ukraine a war, following the Russian propaganda narrative.
China's plan consists of 12 points, including immediate ceasefire, although it says nothing about the withdrawal of the Russian army from Ukraine.