Blinken said the US had not encouraged or helped Ukraine to launch strikes inside Russia, but contrasted Ukraine’s actions against what he said was a barrage of Russian missile attacks. Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out attacks on airfields in its territory. “We have neither encouraged or enabled the Ukrainians to strike inside of Russia,” Blinken said at a press conference on Tuesday. “But the important thing is to understand what Ukrainians are living through every day with the ongoing Russian aggression against their country.” “Put it in context — what’s happening every single day and every single night Ukraine is strike upon strike coming from Russia and now trying to take out the civilian infrastructure that is allowing people to have heat and water company electricity,” Blinken said. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake