US State Department: There’s nowhere in the world more dangerous for Russian speakers right now than in eastern Ukraine | Последние новости сегодня в мире
US State Department: "There’s nowhere in the world more dangerous for Russian speakers right now than in eastern Ukraine" This has been one of the most violent weeks of the year. Five Ukrainian soldiers are now dead and 23 have been wounded.As reported by Censor.NET, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Heather Nauert told a briefing on Tuesday, May 22. According to her, the fighting has not spared civilians either: "A 13-year-old boy and his father were killed in a Ukrainian Government controlled territory when artillery shells struck their home. A pipe carrying chlorine gas at the Donetsk water filtration station was struck by artillery shells." Read more: Socio-psychological rehab in front-line Toretsk evacuated after Russian terrorists bombarded city this morning, - police "The Kremlin controls the violence in eastern Ukraine and could bring this violence to an end tomorrow if the Kremlin wanted to do that. Russia has claimed it wants to protect Russian speakers, but as our Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Kurt Volker has pointed out on numerous occasions, there’s nowhere in the world more dangerous for Russian speakers right now than in eastern Ukraine," Nauert said. "Russian and Ukrainian soldiers and civilians continue to die in a conflict manufactured by the Russian Government with forces it arms, equips, leads, and trains. And while Russia perpetuates the violence in eastern Ukraine by pouring money, soldiers, and resources into the region, the Russian economy continues to stagnate. We call on Russia to end its aggression in Ukraine and live up to its commitments when it signed the Minsk agreements," the spokesperson stressed. Read more: Ukrainian vessels access to Sea of Azov partly limited by Russia over alleged live-fire exerciseИсточник: https://en.censor.net.ua/n3067540