 State Department spokesman Matt Miller reacted during a Monday briefing. We provide weapons to Ukraine so it can defend its sovereign territory against armed aggression. That includes in Crimea, which of course is part of Ukraine. In response to the Russian statement that, quote, the fact that the U.S. is directly involved on this crime is beyond any doubt, Miller added that... It's not unusual for the government of Moscow to make ridiculous, hyperbolic claims about responsibility that aren't borne out by fact.