Russia and the United States on the brink of conflict? "Official Signals"

This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov for the TV channel "Russia 1".
The diplomat pointed out that Moscow does not want the US to become one of the parties in the Ukrainian conflict, but that Washington refuses to listen to warnings for the time being.
He added that Moscow sent official signals to Washington, including in writing in the form of a diplomatic demarche.
Ryabkov also pointed out that no matter how much the US denies that it is not involved in any decisions about the use of weapons, all of this is refuted by life and statements, including by the Ukrainian side, which Russia also paid attention to.
The diplomat pointed to the demagogic suggestion of the West and the USA that, especially when it comes to weapons supplied to the Kiev regime, this is done within the framework of "Ukraine's right to self-defense".
"Please, what kind of self-defense are we talking about if they are already openly talking about the possibility of attacking objects deep in the interior of Russia, in Crimea? This is all an escalation of the conflict. It originates not only from the direct suggestions of the US and other NATO allies, not only with the permission but also with the encouragement of such moods, approaches, plans, ideas directly from Washington", he assessed.
Earlier, the edition "Politico", citing a high-ranking representative of the US administration, announced that the US allows Kyiv to use American weapons sent to it as military aid for attacks on Crimea, as they consider such actions to be "self-defense".
The diplomat emphasized that Moscow does not want an "iron curtain", but that the West is lowering it and that this is a problem, yet Russia will find a way to solve it.