- Nova Kakhovka Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying dam: 'The world must react'
- War Water as a weapon of war to prevent Ukrainian advance
The White House has stated that "we cannot say conclusively who is responsible for the blowing up of the Nova Kakhovka dam." Those were the words of the spokesman of the National Security Council, retired Admiral John Kirby, at a press conference held on Tuesday.
Kirby added that "we are working with the government of Ukraine to obtain more information," and implied that the ultimate responsibility, in any case, lies with Russia for invading its neighbor. "I don't know if I have to remind them that the Russians illegally captured [the dam] last year and have been occupying it ever since," he added.
Faced with the insistence of some media about Russia's motivation to destroy a dam that is practically the only source of drinking water supply in Crimea - which Moscow has occupied since 2014 - Kirby repeated that "we have not reached any conclusion on this. We are working with the Ukrainians. We're trying to get as much information as we can."
The spokesman for the National Security Council also gave that answer when asked about Moscow's logic in blowing up its own infrastructure, such as the Nord Stream pipeline, which carried gas from Russia to Germany, last September. The United States believes that the perpetrator of the sabotage was Russia, although it has not formally accused that country of the action. Different sources, however, have insisted that the bombing was the work of the Ukrainian Special Forces, perhaps with the support of one of the Baltic States or Poland.
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