ASTANA, April 26. /TASS/. The conflict in Ukraine was caused by Washington, and today it actively prolongs it, in this way showing that it will stop at nothing to cling to global dominance, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. "The US first caused the Ukrainian conflict and is now purposefully dragging it," Shoigu said at a meeting of SCO defense ministers. The top defense official added that in order to achieve its goals, Washington is exerting unprecedented pressure, including on its p...