Washington: We do not encourage Ukraine to carry out strikes in Russia

The United States confirmed that it "does not encourage" Ukraine to carry out strikes in Russia, after Russian military bases were subjected to attacks, which are widely believed to have been carried out by Kyiv.

"We did not encourage or enable the Ukrainians to carry out strikes inside Russia," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters.

He continued, "But what is important is that we understand what Ukrainians suffer daily as a result of the continuous Russian aggression," accusing Russia of "using winter as a weapon" by launching attacks on civilian infrastructure.

Blinken stressed that the US administration is keen to have in their hands the equipment they need to defend themselves, their land and their freedom, in reference to the Ukrainians.

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