'I don't trust what they have said.' Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warns of a possible Russian 'false flag'' operation 'in the next few days' which could give them justification for an invasion of Ukraine.
The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia could be plotting a "false flag" invasion of Ukraine "in the next few days", as she declared she doesn't trust Vladimir Putin., Ms Truss said they fear a false flag operation, where the Russians "pretend that there has been provocation from Ukraine in order to justify an invasion".
Asked by Tom whether she thinks the Russians are reliable partners, Ms Truss said: "What we are hearing from them, in terms of the rhetoric, is very different from what they are actually doing. "Stationing 100,000 troops on the Ukraine border is undoubtedly threatening and yet they claim they are under a security threat. That simply is incredible.""I do not trust what they have said," she replied.
"There have been numerous occasions where we've seen, as I've said, false flag incidents set up by the Russians. We very much fear a false flag incident in the next few days, where the Russians pretend that there has been provocation from Ukraine in order to justify an invasion."
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