Explosion shook Kharkiv, Russia blamed the US for the conflict in Ukraine

“Kharkiv is under attack! The enemy is bombarding the city. There have been several explosions,” Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram channel today (April 27).

Pravda newspaper quoted a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force saying that Russian military tactical aircraft are actively bombing the east and south of the country.

Russia blames America for the conflict in Ukraine

Speaking at a conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan on April 26, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu accused the US of being behind the country’s conflict with Ukraine.

“The United States is the country that created and is deliberately prolonging the conflict in Ukraine. When there are signs of intention to de-escalate the conflict, the West continues to pump weapons to Kiev,” Mr. Shoigu said.

RT quoted Mr. Shoigu as warning that Ukraine cannot manage aid properly, increasing the risk that this money could fall into the hands of terrorist groups. The Russian Defense Minister also pointed out NATO’s direct involvement in the ongoing conflict in the neighboring country through providing intelligence information, training soldiers to Kiev, sending military advisers and ” mercenaries” to Ukraine.

At the SCO conference, Mr. Shoigu also accused the US of being “the main cause of global instability”, including military intervention in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria as well as the use of financial and foreign tools. “to cause damage to opponents and create chaos” in many parts of the world.

Mr. Shoigu also accused the US of pursuing double standards regarding a country’s right to self-defense. This official cited Washington’s blocking of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned Israel for attacking the Iranian embassy in Syria in early April. He asserted that the attack retaliated against Israel early in the morning. The morning of April 14 of Iran, the newest member of the SCO, was “the result of obstructionism” from the US.

Washington has not yet commented on the new statements of the leader of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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