Russia Condemns US Approval for Kyiv to Strike Crimea With US Weapons
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Wednesday condemned the Pentagon after it said Ukraine was permitted to strike Russian-annexed Crimea with long-range U.S. weapons, the TASS news agency reported.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's press secretary, told a briefing Tuesday that Washington regarded Crimea as part of Ukraine and that Kyiv was allowed to use long-range missiles supplied by the U.S. to strike targets on the Black Sea peninsula.
Russia annexed Crimea, the headquarters of its Black Sea Fleet, in 2014.