Thursday June 1, 2023
The White House is seen at sunset on U.S. President Joe Biden's first day in office in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
The Biden administration does not know who is responsible for a drone attack in Moscow this week, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
The U.S. does not have "specific information that tells us who is responsible" for an attack on an apartment building in Moscow, Kirby said, adding that Ukraine had denied responsibility.
“And it’s not like we’re going to go out and investigate this,” he said. “That would not be appropriate for us to do."
Asked whether the attack was part of the Ukrainian spring offensive, Kirby said, "It is up to the Ukrainian military to explain when and how their counteroffensive starts.
"Over just the last few weeks alone there has been a lot of fighting and a lot of back and forth here, and I think I need to leave it at that," he said.
"We don't tell them where to strike," Kirby added, but said the U.S. does not support attacks inside Russia.
Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; writing by Heather Timmons; editing by Rami Ayyub and Leslie Adler