Russia blames US for attack in Crimea as war in Ukraine rages on

Russia blames US for attack in Crimea as war in Ukraine rages on

tonight Russia has summoned the US ambassador to issue a formal warning expect retaliation this comes after an attack launched by Ukraine using USM weapons and following more than two and a half years of war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine here’s National correspondent Christine [Music] fow sounds of laughter followed by Panic at a beach in sevastopol Crimea the sight of a missile strike Sunday launched by Ukraine Russian authorities say more than 150 people were injured and at least four killed including two children and are blaming the United States Washington is directly involved not only by supplying the missiles but also fully controlling their flight missions the strike targeting civilians in castol will not go unanswered the US state department brushing off the threat with a reminder it was Russia that started the war in Ukraine in the first place we provide weapons to Ukraine so it can defend its Sovereign territory against armed aggression uh that includes in Crimea which of course is part of Ukraine and Russia could stop this war today instead there are new fears of escalation with new reports Russia’s considering violating a treaty it signed and planning to launch a nuclear anti-satellite weapon into orbit also last week signing a defense pact with North Korea and recently bringing one of its nuclear powerered submarines to Cuba Incredibly Close to the United States for its part the US is expected to announce another $150 million in Munitions for Ukraine and last week the Pentagon gave Ukraine’s military the green light to use longrange missiles provided by the US to strike targets inside Russia the Russians right now are trying to pitch this both internationally and domestically the war in Ukraine has won now increasingly between uh Russia and not Ukraine but uh the west and especially the United States Seth Jones says there are two reasons for this first domestically it helps Putin at a time his economy isn’t doing great and tens of thousands of Russian soldiers are dying in the war but also internationally to continue to bring in military aid from countries like China and Iran who see the us as an adversary in Washington I’m Christine fow

Russian officials have summoned the U.S. Ambassador to issue a formal warning: expect retaliation.

Sounds of laughter can be heard, followed immediately by panic, in a video posted on X by the Russian Embassy in London. It was taken at a beach in Sevastopol, the site of a missile strike Sunday launched by Ukraine.

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