The Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, accused Washington of stealing Moscow's money in relation to sanctions, including freezing the Russian central bank's assets in the West.

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"You steal our money. We decided to keep our money, our savings [in US and European banks]. How is it possible to trust you?" he told Politico.

Talking about "a lot of mistakes" Moscow committed "on the international scene," he said, "We trusted the United States that we could become a real partner."

He, however, stressed that Russia and the US are nonetheless still "doomed" to cooperate on numerous issues. 

"It’s impossible to imagine even under such circumstances that problems of strategic stability, climate change, coronavirus, fighting against terrorism, fighting against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction could be solved without active engagement of the United States and Russia," he stated.

Biden authorizes another $800M in military aid for Ukraine

The United States is giving another $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday following a call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.

The latest package of lethal weapons will include systems already deployed in Ukraine and "new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine," as Biden claimed.

In detail, Washington will be giving Kiev artillery systems and munition, in addition to armored personnel carriers. "I have approved the transfer of additional helicopters. In addition, we continue to facilitate the transfer of significant capabilities from our allies and partners around the world," Biden added.