The US supported the color revolutions in the former Soviet republics and "the coup d'état in Kiev" in 2014, an episode "at the origin of the current crisis".
This was stated by Russian President
Vladimir Putin
addressing the American ambassador in Moscow, Lynne Tracy, during the ceremony for the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors.
Relations between Russia and the United States are
"in deep crisis,"
Putin added.
Furthermore, he added, relations between the European Union and Russia have "deteriorated" because the EU has "begun a geopolitical confrontation" with Moscow, the Kremlin leader said during the ceremony.
But Russia "does not want to isolate itself"
and remains open to "cooperation" with all countries on the basis of the principle of "equality", underlined the Russian president.
Between Russia and the USA there is a phase of 'hot conflict'
, meanwhile says Moscow's deputy foreign minister Ryabkov, warning that we are in fact witnessing a hybrid war, some forms of which are unprecedented.
Moscow summons the heads of the four annexed Ukrainian regions to the Russian security council and holds talks with Minsk.
On the other hand, the preconditions are missing, the Kremlin says, for talks with Ukraine.
Zelensky in Warsaw
The Ukrainian president is in Warsaw, where he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle 'for the defense of human rights'.
Poland has already transferred a total of eight MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine and is preparing to transfer six more, Polish President Andrzej Duda said.
And he assures that Warsaw will ask for further security guarantees for Ukraine at the next NATO summit to be held in Vilnius in July.
Poland "in the future will be able to transfer the entire fleet of Mig-29s", about thirty fighters, to Ukraine, "after agreement with NATO partners", because they are currently used in patrol missions by the Alliance, reported Duda.
The Polish president has pointed out that Warsaw still needs the MiGs, but when the new FA-50 and F-16 aircraft ordered by South Korea and the United States arrive, he could consider handing over his entire old fighter fleet to the 'Ukraine.
ANSA Agency
Moscow and Kiev rule out a peace deal - World
For the Kremlin 'there are no preconditions', for Ukraine the war could end this year (ANSA)
NATO
During today's Atlantic Council, the allies "decided to offer a multi-year support program to Ukraine, in order to strengthen Kiev's armed forces, their interoperability and the path towards NATO standards, since the future of Ukraine is within the Euro-Atlantic family".
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said this, specifying that at the moment the allies are meeting "immediate needs" while now it is necessary to "strengthen institutions, standards and doctrine" to support the path towards NATO in Kiev.
Furthermore, according to Stoltenberg, "China refuses to condemn Ukraine's aggression, supports the Russian economy and echoes its propaganda: any lethal aid would be a historic mistake with profound implications, and the allies, including the majors, they made it clear what the consequences would be."
As for defense spending, according to the NATO secretary general "2% of GDP for defense must not be a goal in the distant future but a strong commitment, so that 2% is really the minimum, and on this I I look forward to clear language at the Vilnius summit".