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U.S. says Russia is planning a staged attack in Ukraine to justify an invasion

The Biden administration said on Thursday that disinformation campaigns, like a potential false-flag operation, are part of Russia's standard playbook.

The Biden administration on Thursday accused Moscow of planning a staged mass casualty event on Russia by Ukraine, in order to justify a further Russian invasion of its former Soviet neighbor.

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the intelligence had been newly declassified and presented to the press corps in the hopes that its publication would deter Russia from following through on the planned false-flag operation.

"The United States has information that Russia

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