"Of course, we are waiting for effective action by the United States to curb the policy of escalating tensions, which is being pursued by the authorities in Kiev," RIA Novosti Ryabkov quotes.
Ryabkov also called on Washington to "take a more responsible approach" to the issue of Ukraine and "not engage in whipping up tensions."
As noted by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the difficult situation in the Donbass is developing, among other things, due to the militant attitude of Kiev, which lives with the illusion of a forceful solution to the conflict in the southeast of the country.
She recalled that "hysteria about the mythical Russian threat" is being whipped up in the Ukrainian media.