How Russia blames the US for strike on Crimea | DW News

The Pentagon flatly rejected Kremlin accusations that the US was responsible for a Sunday missile attack that reportedly killed four people, including two children, and injured some 150 more in the port city of Sevastopol on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.
Russia claimed that US-made ATACMS missiles fitted with cluster munitions were used in the attack. It laid part of the blame on Washington, saying the arms were programmed by the US using US targeting data.
But Pentagon spokesman Major Charlie Dietz rejected the claim, saying that "Ukraine makes its own targeting decisions and conducts its own military operations."

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00:43 Cynthia Cook, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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[perrymason]

Russian vacationing in an active war zone is the dumbest thing I’ve heard today. lmao

[michaelmartin]

If Putin hadn't attacked Ukraine, none of those people would be dead. Blame Putin for the loss of life

[maxlevett]

Russia's Ambassador to the UN told UN about the Ukraine biolab combat mosquitos with a straight face.

[Mahbu]

Someone tell Russia we blame them for all the people injured or killed by AK-74s and 47s and RPG-7s.

[db]

Iran and NK carry lots of blame if that’s the running logic..

[truenorth]

Invade a country then complain when it’s fight back. Who knows Russian are Karen!

[jasonteem]

Maybe Russians should not go sunbathing on illegally anexed territory of Ukraine in the middle of a war. 🤷‍♂️

[danielpakiam]

Russia blaming the US is like the victim of a gun shooting blaming the gun shop.

[bert]

Ukraine may defend its own people and land!

Russia is the invader, they want those attacks to stop then retreat your Army to you own country.

[pjhgerlach]

Any Russian escalation will be met with an increase of military support for Ukraine.

[Whangareitaiji]

For goodness sakes. Stop burbling on about "increased escalation". It's simply repeating Russian BS.

[carlrav]

I wouldn't typically hang out and vacation in a war zone. But I'm a Westerner and probably just don't understand

[hankjones]

Russia to retaliate. Oh I can feel the fear 🙄

[guydreamr]

The city of Bucha sends its condolences.

[BingoPaletot]

Holiday in a war zone? You had it coming.

[Flexiblesteel]

Russia's comments are the height of hypocrisy. I don't think I have to specify why for any thinking person

[jm]

Crimea does not belong to Russia... so what's their argument again?

[ManuduBruxale]

That is if Russia still has much arms left 😂 Putin has FAILED

[michaelscott]

🤣 and yet Russia has been using North Korean and Iranian weapons against ukrainians for years and Putin is crying foul 😂

[badtoro]

So they vacation in a war zone and get mad