Russia replies to the US on "Crimea, a legitimate military objective"

The words of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, Nuland, who called Crimea a legitimate military target for Kiev, underline the depth of the disagreements between the United States and Russia. Thus the Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to Nuland, "Ukraine will not be safe if Crimea is not at least demilitarized". Pescok said that the words of the American leader confirm the role of this country (America) as the main provocateur of international tensions.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland was previously reported to have said the US supports Ukraine's attacks on military facilities located in Crimea, calling them "legitimate targets". According to her, Ukraine will not be safe if Crimea is not "at least demilitarized".

"(This) once again underlines the depth of our differences, probably confirms the role of the United States as the main provocateur of international tension," Peskov said. "Ms. Nuland belongs to the very broad camp of the most aggressive hawks in American politics. Yes, this is a point of view well known to us," she said in an interview with the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" program, an excerpt from the which was posted by Pavel Zarubin in his Telegram channel.

Among the growing concerns of the United States is that Russia may try to destabilize the small Eastern European country. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Moscow remains open to a "constructive and pragmatic" dialogue with the Moldovan government in Chisinau, according to Russia's state-run Tass news agency. “Unfortunately, Chisinau's route to Russia is unlikely to change,” she continued.

Moldovan parliament this week approved pro-Western government – Moldovan President Maia Sandu accused Russia of plotting to destabilize the country, which Russia's Foreign Ministry dismissed as "completely baseless". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed "deep concern" this week about the prospect of further Russian meddling with Moldova. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola also expressed "unshakeable solidarity" with Moldova in an open letter on Tuesday. “The place of the Republic of Moldova is with us, in the European family,” she said.