MOSCOW, December 11. /TASS/. If Washington really wanted to end the Ukraine conflict, it would order the Ukrainian armed forces to withdraw from Donbass, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

"If Washington really wanted to put an end to the conflict, they would immediately order their puppets in Kiev to pull the Ukrainian armed forces back from their positions in Russia’s four new regions," the diplomat pointed out.

"Those who expect Russia to make concessions are either poorly informed or have a short memory," Zakharova noted.