Russia Considered Staging a Video to Justify Ukraine Attack, U.S. Says
- Video would show Ukraine attacking Russia or its people
- Biden team publicizing intelligence to undermine any video
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Moscow has considered staging a graphic propaganda video that would purport to show an attack by Ukraine on Russia or Russian-speaking people as a pretense for an invasion, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment.
The plot is one of multiple options Russia has developed to justify sending troops across its border into Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss intelligence assessments. The U.S. is publicizing the possibility to undermine the effort, the official said.