Moscow warns that the confiscation of its assets will lead to a severing of relations with Washington
Russia declares full control of the village of Pesky in the Donetsk region
Russian demining experts are combing an area in Donetsk.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said yesterday that Russian forces had completely taken control of the village of Pesky, located on the outskirts of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
Yesterday, Moscow warned that the confiscation of its assets would lead to a severing of relations with Washington, and the Russian "TASS" news agency quoted the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Darchev, as saying that any possible confiscation of Russian assets by the United States would destroy bilateral relations.
He said, "We warn the Americans of the dire consequences of such actions that will permanently harm bilateral relations, and this is neither in their interest nor in our interest." It was not clear what origins he was referring to.
"Russia has warned the United States that diplomatic relations will be severely damaged and even severed if Russia is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism," he added.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the Russian official said, “The influence of the United States on Ukraine has increased to the point that the Americans are increasingly becoming a direct party to the conflict.”
In addition, the US Department of Defense announced that no US weapons were used to attack the Russian air base in Crimea, noting that it was ignorant of the causes of the devastating explosions at the site.
No party has claimed responsibility for the explosions, and the causes of the explosions at the air base, which is a major starting point for Russian military operations in the war waged by Moscow on Ukraine, are not yet clear.
The United States provided Ukraine with large quantities of weapons and ammunition, but did not provide it with the ability to conduct strikes on the territory controlled by Moscow from the territory under the control of Kyiv.
"We have not provided Ukraine with the means to allow or enable it to strike Crimea," a senior US defense official told reporters.
The official ruled out that the explosions were a strike by the medium-range precision-guided tactical missiles (ATACMS), which Kyiv had requested to supply, and which could be launched by the US "HIMARS" missile systems.
"It is not ATACMS because we did not provide them with these missiles," the official said.
The official stressed that the Pentagon did not have information that would confirm whether the base was targeted by a missile attack or whether the explosions were caused by an act of sabotage, but he said that "what happened had a significant impact on Russian air operations and the elements of the air force."
He stressed that the United States does not control the Ukrainian army, and said, "What we want the Ukrainians to do is fight the Russians the way they want."
"It's a Ukrainian war," he added.
They are the ones who choose the goals.”
The British Defense Intelligence announced, the day before yesterday, that the multiple explosions documented by people present in the area in video recordings were almost certainly caused by the explosion of up to four unsealed ammunition storage areas.
• "The Americans are increasingly becoming a direct party to the conflict."
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