Russia today accused the US government of “throwing fuel into the fire” after it was announced that US missiles were delivered to Ukraine in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack.
“We believe that the United States deliberately added fuel to the fire (…) Deliveries [de armas] “Do not encourage the Ukrainian authorities to continue peace talks,” said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
According to Zelensky, the war in Donbass, where pro-Russian separatists are concentrated in the east, has entered its 98th day with the most difficult situation. Local governor Sergey Gaidai, who will expand control over the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Lugansk region, stated that they have launched an attack on the city, but Ukrainian troops continue to fight for the region.
New US arms shipments to Ukraine, including a rocket launcher system floors— Moscow officials said it increased the risk of a military confrontation between Russia and the United States.
“Any ongoing or increased arms shipments, “It increases the risk of such an event,” said Sergei, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. RiabkovIn statements to the DEA agency NovostiAfter being asked about a possible armed conflict between Washington and Moscow.
The US government announced yesterday that Himars systems (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), which allow multiple rocket launches and have a range of 80 kilometers, have been sent to Ukraine. While they are not long-range systems, they represent a significant strengthening of Ukraine’s capabilities.
Ukrainian authorities also reported attacks on points in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. For Zelensky, Sievierodonetsk is currently one of the epicenters of the conflict, along with neighboring Lysychansk and Kurakhove, a city in the Donetsk region.
Today, June 1, is the day of the celebration of Children’s Day in Ukraine. Ukrainian bodies recalled 243 children who died during the Russian occupation, with Ukraine emergency services saying it was “difficult” to understand such losses.
Russia does not exclude Putin-Zelensky talks
Russia still did not exclude a meeting between President Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, but stressed that such talks should be prepared in advance.
According to him, people in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donbashhia regions of Ukraine occupied by Russia should decide their own future, and the Kremlin has no doubt that they will make the “best decision”. Ukraine had previously said that Russia’s annexation of the regions would put an end to peace talks between the two sides.
*Based on information from Reuters and AFP news agencies
source: Noticias
