US will not agree to the federalization of Ukraine aiming to resolve the situation in the Donbas and Crimea, said former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, reported "Interfax-Ukraine".
"Our administration has repeatedly stated that there is no connection between our diplomacy towards Syria and our diplomacy with regard to Ukraine. We believe that Ukraine should have the sovereignty and territorial integrity in Donbas and Crimea ", - said John Herbst.
Earlier John Kerry stated US will lift sanctions off Russia after implementation of Minsk agreements
It is noted that he made this statement answering the question about the possibility of applying federalization to Ukraine to resolve the conflict in the Donbas.
Also the former US Ambassador to Ukraine underlined that Russia should "return the occupied areas of Crimea and Donbas without conditions."