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The US Department of Defense expressed concern about the escalation in Donbas, and the State Department came out in support of Ukraine.
In particular, the Pentagon accused Russia of “destabilizing actions that nullify” the ceasefire agreement. This statement was made on March 31 at a briefing by the press secretary of the Defense Ministry, John Kirby, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
In particular, he reacted to the death of four Ukrainian soldiers.
“I would say that we are concerned about the recent escalation of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine, including the violation of the July 2020 ceasefire, which resulted in the death of four Ukrainian soldiers on March 26 and two more wounded,” he said. Kirby.
In addition, the Defense Ministry commented on reports about Russian troop movements near Ukraine’s borders.
“(We discussed) our concerns about these growing tensions and ceasefire violations, as well as regional tensions, with NATO allies,” the spokesman said.
He suggested that this issue be discussed during a telephone conversation between the chairman of the committee of chiefs of staff of the US Armed Forces with the Russian chief of staff.
At the same time, talks were held between Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, according to the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
The chancellor informed his American counterpart about the systematic worsening of the situation in Donbas from the Russian side, including the death of four soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In turn, Blinken assured that the United States is closely following Russia’s actions and will continue to support Ukraine in protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
As a reminder, on March 26, in the area of the Joint Forces Operation on March 26, Russian terrorists carried out a mortar attack. As a result, four Ukrainian defenders were killed and two more wounded.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, numerous videos have appeared on the Internet about the movement of Russian military equipment to the border with Ukraine.
