Russia is planning a 'false flag' operation against its own 'proxy' forces in Ukraine, the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has said. She says this could be done to justify a Russian 'intervention' in the country. Read more:
"I was involved in the preparation and implementation of consequences for Russia [in 2014]. At the beginning of that, I would remind you, it looks like Moscow and its proxies were going to go all the way to Kiev, and they stopped far short of that. Now they did grab Crimea, obviously, which was a tragedy for Ukraine and international stability."
Russian soldiers have been taking part in military drills as Western fears grow of an invasion of UkraineRussia insists their presence is all part of an exercise. Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov dismissed the false flag accusations as nonsense, and said that the suggestions are unsubstantiated and"confirmed by nothing".
Russia's ambassador to the OSCE said this week:"If we don't hear a constructive response to our proposals within a reasonable timeframe and aggressive behaviour towards Russia continues, we'll have to take necessary measures to ensure strategic balance and eliminate unacceptable threats to our national security."Ms Nuland dismissed the idea that NATO is an aggressor.
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