Russia and Ukraine Trade Accusations of Attacks on Energy Sites

In the latest of a series of accusations and repudiations, Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of having launched what Moscow said were “provocative” attacks on energy infrastructure. “The attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure are targeted and are purely provocative and demonstrative,” Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday, as carried by Reuters. Last month, Russia agreed to a 30-day suspension of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in exchange for an identical halt of attacks…