US says Russia readying 'false-flag' operation to invade Ukraine

WASHINGTON: Russia has put in place operatives trained in explosives to carry out a"false-flag" operation to create a pretext to invade Ukraine, a US official said Friday .

"We have information that indicates Russia has already prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine," the official said. "Our information also indicates that Russian influence actors are already starting to fabricate Ukrainian provocations in state and social media to justify a Russian intervention and sow divisions in Ukraine," the official said.

Sullivan, in his briefing to reporters, said Russia had used similar tactics in 2014 when it seized Crimea and backed an ongoing insurgency in eastern Ukraine.The United States released the findings on purported false-flag plans after a week of talks with Russia to defuse tensions.

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