Pentagon: Russia is looking for an excuse to attack Ukraine.
The Pentagon claimed Friday evening that it had information that Russia was looking for an excuse to attack Ukraine.
The Pentagon claimed Friday evening that it had information that Russia was looking for an excuse to attack Ukraine.
“Russia has deployed a contingent of troops inside Ukraine to use the attack as a pretext for Russian troops to enter,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
Russia’s Kremlin has also denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia’s intelligence have been made more than once.
In recent weeks, military exercises in the region have intensified, with Ukraine and some NATO members accusing Russia of preparing to attack Ukraine.
Rejecting claims by Kiev, Washington and some European allies that it was preparing to attack Ukraine, Moscow made offers to Washington and NATO to reduce tensions and provide security guarantees.
Russian officials have repeatedly called Ukraine’s membership in NATO a red line and warned of the serious consequences of expanding the Western military alliance to Russia’s east and borders.
