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US accuses Russia of using winter as a weapon in Ukraine

“He doubled down on everything: mobilized more forces, annexed Ukrainian territories, and now he is trying to arm the winter,” said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken | Font: AFP/Reference

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US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenaccused the Russian government on Sunday of using winter as a weapon in the war in Ukraine and pointed it out for attacking the infrastructure and energy sources of citizens in a European country.

In an interview with CBS on the program facing the nationBlinken assured that the Russian President, Vladimir Putinrejected attempts at dialogue to end the conflict and stepped up the offensive instead.

“He doubled his stakes on everything: on mobilizing additional forces, on annexing territory in Ukraine and now they are trying to use winter as a weapon,” the Secretary of State said.

blink stressed that because Russia “could not win on the battlefield” government Putin now he is attacking civilians in Ukraine, “going against their energy infrastructure, trying to leave them without electricity and without heating.”

Blinken’s comments came a day after the U.S. director of national intelligence Avril Haynes, ensure that the conflict Ukraine According to US media reports, it will subside in the winter months, and the parties will need time to recover and rearm for a new offensive in the spring.

“Honestly, we see that the conflict has already slowed down,” Haynes said at the National Defense Forum in California.

Criticism of Russia

The official also assured that Russia uses up your ammo much faster than it can be replaced, so Moscow seeks military support in other countries, including North Korea.

“We think at the moment they are not in a position to produce what they spend internally, so that will be a problem,” Haynes said.

The Russian government took a hit on its finances this Friday after G7 countries, the European Union and Australia Last Friday, they agreed to a cap of $60 per barrel of Russian oil shipped by sea, which they hope will limit the revenue they use to fund their offensive in Ukraine.

(As reported by EFE)


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