The White House agreed with a number of Putin's statements at a meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry collegium 
time of an extended meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MFA). This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki at a regular briefing, writes TASS.
In particular, Washington agrees with the words of the Russian leader that the two countries need to maintain a dialogue in order to resolve the many existing differences. Psaki also stressed that the White House welcomes the Russian leader's statement on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass through the Minsk agreements.
The briefing also touched upon the issue of red lines, which Vladimir Putin had warned about. The psaki asked what the US is leaning towards: to heed warnings or to help Ukraine. “We follow what is in the interests of the United States, what is in the interests of our national security,” the White House press secretary replied.
On November 18, Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In his speech, he called the situation in Ukraine a dead end and remembered about lethal weapons, and also accused Western partners of unreliability and reproached for an easy rejection of any previous agreements. However, the Russian leader noted that the latest warnings from Russia “make themselves felt” and keep the West in a certain amount of tension.