Backing up the earlier talk about pretext to war, and Russian prep.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-off...source=twitter
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WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration has determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to potentially further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct "a false-flag operation" in eastern Ukraine, a U.S. official said Friday.
The administration believes Russia is also laying the groundwork through a social media disinformation campaign by framing Ukraine as an aggressor that has been preparing an imminent attack against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to discuss sensitive intelligence on the record,
U.S. intelligence officials have determined Russia has already dispatched operatives trained in urban warfare who could use explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia's own proxy forces -- blaming the acts on Ukraine -- if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides he wants to move forward with an invasion, the official added.
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