Thursday, March 28, 2024

White House Accuses Russia of Sending Saboteurs Into Ukraine to Justify Invasion

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The claims to have evidence showing that sent saboteurs into .

According to the administration, the Russian instructed the operatives to stage a false flag operation.

Moscow would then use the false flag attack as an excuse to further invade Ukraine.

Though the White House hasn't released its evidence, one official said that it included a mix of intercepted messages and the surveillance of suspected Russian agents. (POLITICO)

Per the official, has already placed a group of operatives “trained in urban warfare and in using explosives” in eastern Ukraine. The intel suggests that this group might “carry out acts of sabotage against Russia's own proxy-forces,” thereby providing the Kremlin a convenient excuse to send some or all of its 100,000 troops stationed outside of Ukraine over the border.

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The Russian military plans to start these activities “several weeks” before a potential invasion, which is estimated to begin sometime between mid-January and mid-February, the official continued. “We saw this playbook in 2014 with Crimea.”

WATCH:

Top U.S. officials, including national security adviser and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in recent days previewed that the U.S. had information suggesting that Moscow was setting the groundwork for another incursion.

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“Russia is laying the groundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for an invasion, including through sabotage activities and information operations, by accusing Ukraine of preparing an imminent attack against Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine,” Sullivan told reporters at the White House Thursday, promising the administration would share more details within the following 24 hours.

Reaction to the news poured in on Twitter:

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1 COMMENT

  1. US officials stated that they were certain of Russia’s intention to use a false flag attack as justification for their actions because, quote…
    “that”s exactly what we would have done”

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