Via Teleconference 1:02 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining. Kirby has a few words here at the top, and then we'll get into
Asked to comment on Russian president Putin’s recent characterization of Ukraine’s incursion in Russia’s Kursk region as “the West being at war with Russia,” Mr. Kirby said during a press meeting in the White House:
“The only people at war in Ukraine are the Russians; they’re the ones that invaded Ukraine. And Ukraine is defending itself against that aggression. This is Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, pure and simple. Always has been since the beginning.”
“I’m not going to talk about Ukrainian military operations,” he added.
“I’ll let them speak to what they’re doing. We’re in close touch with them, as you might expect we would be, and that will continue those conversations.”
Mr. Kirby continued: “But make no mistake about it: This is Putin’s war against Russia. And if he doesn’t like it, if it’s making him a little uncomfortable, then there’s an easy solution: He can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day.”
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !news@beehaw.org
Breaking news from around the world.
News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.
Guidelines for submissions:
Where possible, post the original source of information.
If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
Do the russians have a nuclear weapon?
I hope they won’t fart by this incontinence.
Yes, they have nuclear weapons.
They quite like threatening everyone with them, but haven’t actually dropped a bomb on anyone yet.
They like testing them often, to make sure we know they still have them.