"The West does not want the collapse of the Russian Federation. The largest partners, such as the United States, are arming Ukraine not to defeat Russia, but to bleed it dry. And try to reach a peace agreement,

"We think it lays out a strategy and a plan that can work," she said. Miller told a news briefing Blinken had learned about the plan during a visit to Kyiv and shared the ambassador's assessment. He said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had said he looked forward to presenting the plan in detail to President Joe Biden.