The breach in the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in war- ravaged Ukraine this week is a catastrophe of colossal proportions, a veritable ecological and human disaster that may outlive the war itself.
However, the striking thing about the White House reaction to the event from John Kirby, co-ordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council, is that he tactfully avoided endorsing Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky’s finger- pointing at the Russians.
Kirby said: “We’ve seen the reports that Russia was responsible. We’re doing the best we can to assess those reports. And we are working with the Ukrainians to gather information. But we cannot say conclusively what happened at this
