Washington's calls for peace talks in Ukraine are hypocrisy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on statements by US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.
Earlier, Kirby said that a way out of the situation around Ukraine should be sought through diplomacy. At the same time, he noted that Washington did not see Russia's serious intentions to negotiate with Kiev.
"There is nothing but hypocrisy and a poorly disguised attempt to continue fighting to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on us behind these false calls for peace," Zakharova said in her official commentary.
Zakharova stressed that Washington's calls for peace were heard "against the backdrop of large-scale arms supplies to the pro-Nazi Ukrainian regime."
The longer the United States encourages the subversive activities of Kiev, "the more problematic it will be to find diplomatic ways of settlement," she said.
US President Joe Biden has condemned Russia's missile strikes across Ukraine on Monday, saying non-military infrastructure were destroyed in the attacks, the White House said.
"The United States strongly condemns Russia's missile strikes today across Ukraine, including in Kiev. These attacks killed and injured civilians and destroyed targets with no military purpose. They once again demonstrate the utter brutality of Mr. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s illegal war on the Ukrainian people," he said.
He said that Washington offers condolences to the families of the victims.
"These attacks only further reinforce our commitment to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes. Alongside our allies and partners, we will continue to impose costs on Russia for its aggression, hold Putin and Russia accountable for its atrocities and war crimes, and provide the support necessary for Ukrainian forces to defend their country and their freedom," he said.
The US calls on Russia to end the military operation in Ukraine, Biden added.
Washington’s recently announced statements about its readiness to provide Ukraine with ‘additional supplies of military products, including the latest models’ prove that the United States is a part to the conflict, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov stated.
"… we perceive the statements by the US leadership about their intention to support [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky with additional supplies of military products, including the latest models, as another proof that Washington has secured its own status as a participant of the conflict," Antonov stated.
Russia to achieve all objectives of its special operation in Ukraine – Russia’s UN envoy
All previously set objectives of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine will be achieved, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya told journalists.
"We are implementing all of the set tasks of the special military operation and its objectives will be achieved eventually," Nebenzya said in a response to a question regarding developments of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
Russia’s UN envoy also said he was unable to provide details about the delivered strikes on Monday against military command, energy and communications facilities in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an urgent Security Council meeting on Monday that a massive strike had been inflicted on Ukrainian energy, military command and communications facilities and warned Kiev that if Ukraine tried to continue terrorist attacks in Russia, they would be met with a tough response.
"All I know is that the strikes were delivered," Nebenzya said. "I also know that the Russian side had warned the Ukrainians for many days and weeks giving them time to refrain from their acts of sabotage."
"However, they carried out an act of sabotage last Saturday at the Crimean Bridge, which is an extremely important civilian infrastructure for Russia," Russia’s UN envoy added.
On the morning of October 8, a truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge, collapsing two eastbound parts of its road section and subsequently setting ablaze a train of fuel tanks on a separate, adjacent rail portion of the bridge. As a result of the blast, three people were killed. A government commission chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin was set up after the incident. Rail traffic has been restored on the bridge, which was also partly reopened for buses and automobiles.
Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine
The situation along the line of engagement in Donbass escalated on February 17. At that time, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) reported the worst wave of bombardments by the Ukrainian military, which damaged civilian infrastructure and caused civilian casualties.
On February 21, President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow would recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Russia signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with their leaders. Moscow recognized the Donbass republic in accordance with the DPR and LPR constitutions within the boundaries of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions as of the beginning of 2014.
Russian President Putin announced on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republic for assistance he had decided to carry out a special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories, noting that the operation was aimed at the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine.
The DPR and the LPR launched an operation to liberate their territories under Kiev’s control.
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