Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fueling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, AFP reported.

“The situation in Ukraine shows that the US is trying to prolong this conflict. And they act in exactly the same way, fueling the potential for conflict in Asia, Africa, and Latin America,” Putin said in televised remarks, as per APF report.

“The American adventure in relation to Taiwan is not just a trip of an individual irresponsible politician, but part of a purposeful, conscious US strategy to destabilize and make chaotic the situation in the region and the world,” the news agency report quoted him as saying.

Earlier, on August 2, a spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry accused Washington of “destabilising” the world, amid reports US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan, despite vociferous opposition from Beijing.