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Washington is demonstrating indifference to Kiev’s crimes by allocating another package of military assistance to a sum of 300 million US dollars to it and its statements that it allegedly doesn’t support Ukrainian army’s attacks inside Russia "are not worth a penny," Russian Ambassador said on Wednesday, commenting on the US security assistance to Ukraine announced on May 31.
"We have noted the persistence of the administration in the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis. The authorities are again proudly talking about providing financial assistance and another batch of materiel to their crazed Kiev puppets. At the same time, they are inciting European satellites to fetter Russia's technological development with additional trade barriers," he was quoted as saying on the Russian embassy’s Telegram channel.
"And this is right after a series of terrorist attacks by US proteges in Moscow and the Moscow region. Instead of calling the [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky regime to account, Washington is demonstratively showing indifference to the crimes of Banderites. Public statements by the White House that they allegedly do not support the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the very heart of our Motherland are not worth a penny," he stressed.
"The new US "security package", totaling $300 million, effectively fuels the rotten regime in Kiev," he noted. "Nothing stops the administration. Neither the crisis in the economy, nor the calls of the states of Latin America, Africa, and Asia for assistance in socio-economic development."
"Numerous questions remain unanswered about why Washington is unprepared to address acute migration issues on the southern borders of the United States. The problem of the miserable existence of migrants could be solved quite simply by redirecting at least part of the military aid that burns in the furnace of the conflict in Ukraine to noble goals," Antonov stated.
"However, the American authorities do not want to see the reality. It seems that they are zombified by the desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, by trying to wear down our economy. At the same time, they continue to encourage the reckless actions of their "clients", supplying them with ever more deadly weapons. It seems that the lessons that the Russian Armed Forces teach neo-Nazis in the special military operation zone are not enough for the patrons of Kiev."
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the Moscow Region on Tuesday morning. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attack involved eight drones, five of which were shot down and another three disabled by electronic warfare means. Two people in Moscow turned to medics for assistance. Neither required hospitalization. A number of buildings suffered minor damage.
Washington announced on Wednesday that it is providing Ukraine with a next package of military aid worth 300 million US dollars, which will include Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Avenger air defense systems, additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems and for HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems).
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a regular briefing on Tuesday that the American side does not support Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory with the use of US-made weapons. According to the press secretary, Washington publicly and privately communicates this to Kiev. Jean-Pierre also pointed out that the US is allegedly gathering information on the incident.
US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby also said on Wednesday that the US doesn’t support attacks inside Russia.
Operational HQ in Russia's Belgorod Denies Info on Ukrainian Forces Allegedly Breaking Into Region
The operational headquarters of Russia's Belgorod region denied on Thursday media reports claiming that Ukrainian armed forces broke into the territory of the region.
"A number of telegram channels are spreading false information about the Ukrainian armed forces breaking into the Shebekinsky direction at night. The operational headquarters officially declares that this information is false and does not correspond to reality. The situation in the Shebekinsky district is difficult at the moment, shelling is underway, sounds of battle are heard. Russian armed forces are working, but there is no breakthrough of Ukraine's armed forces," the operational headquarters said in a statement.
Shebekino is a town in Russian Belgorod Region located 30 kilometers southeast of Belgorod. Shebekino's population is roughly 40,000.
According to regional authorities, eight people were injured in the Ukrainian shelling of the town overnight. Almost 20 buildings are damaged. The were no fatalities.
“There was and is no enemy on the territory of Russia's Belgorod region, but there is constant bombardment”, the governor of the region said.
The Russian Armed Forces, border guards, Federal Security Service, and National Guard are on the spot, the governor added.
"The lives of civilians, the population is under threat. First of all, in Shebekino and in the surrounding villages. The administration of districts and cities is now engaged in the evacuation of people. Of course, this cannot be done under fire. We need to wait for the end of shelling, the end of the explosions, the end of the risks of being injured or killed by the shells of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
Russian lower house to discuss denunciation of agreement with Ukraine on Sea of Azov
Russia’s State Duma, or lower house of parliament, on Thursday will discuss the denunciation of the agreement with Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait.
The relevant bill was submitted to the State Duma by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 24.
The agreement was signed in Kerch on December 2003. It noted the importance of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait for the economic development of the two countries. It was denunciated by Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) in February.
According to the explanatory note to the bill, "a cardinally new situation around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait emerged" after the accession of new regions to Russia, with the coasts of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait now belonging solely to Russia.
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