Coverage dated February 2, 2022

US says new intel shows Russia plotting false flag attack

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

The scheme includes production of a graphic propaganda video that would show staged explosions and would use corpses and actors depicting grieving mourners.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    US says new intel shows Russia plotting false flag attack (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The scheme includes production of a graphic propaganda video that would show staged explosions and would use corpses and actors depicting grieving mourners.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine crisis: US accuses Russia of planning ‘false flag’ attack (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Amid ongoing tensions, Moscow rejects Washington’s accusation it is fabricating a ‘pretext’ to invade Ukraine.

  3. Fox News

    Russia planning Ukraine false flag as pretext for invasion: Pentagon (opens Fox News)

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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.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    U.S. intel suggests Russia is plotting false flag attack in Ukraine as pretext for invasion (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is concerned about Russia's continued military buildup around Ukraine.

  5. Digital Journal

    US claims evidence of Moscow plan for 'false flag' Ukrainian attack (opens Digital Journal)

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    The Pentagon said Thursday it had evidence of a plan by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians to justify a real assault on its pro-West

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    U.S. says new intel shows Russia plotting false flag attack (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The U.S. has obtained intelligence indicating that the Russian government developed a plan to stage a false attack that would depict the Ukrainian military or its intelligence forces assaulting Russian territory to help establish a pretext for military action against Ukraine, a senior Biden administ…

  7. CNN

    US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using 'graphic' video (opens CNN)

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    The US is alleging that Russia has been preparing to "fabricate a pretext for an invasion" of Ukraine, this time using a "graphic" video that would depict a fake attack against Russia.

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