Russia planning Ukraine false flag as pretext for invasion: Pentagon
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The United States has intelligence that Russia is likely to "fabricate" a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby’s comments about Russia preparing a pretext for invading Ukraine come just a day after the U.S. announced it will deploy 3,000 more troops to Romania, Poland and Germany. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) The first plane to take off from Fort Bragg carrying U.S. Army soldiers from the 18th Airborne Division taxis on the runway on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
"We do have information that the Russians are likely to want to fabricate a pretext for an invasion, which, again, is right out of their playbook," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said when asked whether the report was accurate.