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Pizdets, do you know anything about this?
Do tell!
Russia-Ukraine: US warns of 'false-flag' operation
Russia is plotting to stage acts of provocation to create a pretext to
invade Ukraine, a US official has said.
A Pentagon spokesman said Russian operatives were planning a
"false-flag" operation, to allow Moscow to accuse Ukraine of preparing
an attack. Russia has dismissed the claims.
It comes after a week of US-Russian talks aimed at defusing tensions.
Ukraine on Friday accused Russia of being behind a cyber-attack on
dozens of official websites.
Before the sites went offline, a message appeared warning Ukrainians
to "prepare for the worst". Access to most of the sites was restored
within hours.
The US and Nato condemned the attack and have offered support to
Ukraine. Russia has not commented on the hack.
Russia and West talk all week but war risk remains
Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine?
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday about what he
said were Russia's plans.
"It has pre-positioned a group of operatives to conduct what we call a
false-flag operation, an operation designed to look like an attack on
them or Russian speaking people in Ukraine as an excuse to go in," he
said.
The operatives were trained in urban warfare and using explosives to
carry out acts of sabotage against pro-Russian rebels, US officials
said.
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said similar acts were being prepared
against Russian troops stationed in the breakaway Transdnistria region
of Moldova.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded by describing the reports as
unsubstantiated and "confirmed by nothing".