Russia planned a 'graphic' fake video with corpses and actors to depict Ukrainian military attacking Russians as a pretext for war, senior US officials have claimed.
The plan involved staging a fabricated attack which the Kremlin would use to accuse Ukraine of genocide, using the outrage to justify assaults or have separatist leaders invite Russian intervention.
Officials have refused to release evidence of the plans or how they foiled it, saying it will remain classified to protect American sources, according to the New York Times.
