Moscow warns of end to Russian-US relations
Any possible seizure of Russian assets by the United States will completely destroy Moscow’s bilateral relations with Washington, TASS, a Russian news agency, warned on Saturday, citing the head of the North American department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “We warn the Americans of the adverse consequences of such actions which will permanently damage bilateral relations, which is neither in their interest nor in our interest,” Alexander Darchiev told TASS. It was not immediately clear which assets he was referring to.
Three dead in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk and Zaporizhia
At least three people were killed and 15 others injured yesterday in Russian shelling of the Ukrainian towns of Kramatorsk in the east and Zaporizhya in the south, local authorities said.
“A new attack on Kramatorsk – according to initial information, we have two civilians dead and 13 wounded with certainty,” Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Donetsk region, said on Facebook. “The shelling damaged at least 20 buildings and a fire broke out,” he added, again calling on the local population to evacuate.