#Levin Reads The # Russia is accused of beginning a prelude to the invasion of Russia
The headline on the electronic page of The Independent is that the United States and Britain said yesterday that the shelling in Ukraine was Russia's "false flag operation" in preparation for the invasion of Ukraine. The report also quoted US President Joe Biden as saying that Russia's attack on Ukraine was "inevitable."
The Financial Times also quoted US President Joe Biden as warning that Russia would invade Ukraine within days. He also said the U.S. believed Russia was conducting a "false flag operation" to create a pretext for invading Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have previously blamed each other over the conflict that erupted in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote to US Secretary of State Blinken yesterday, saying that the United States has not yet made a "constructive response" to Russia's proposed proposal, including not promising never to admit Ukraine as a NATO member and canceling NATO's eastward expansion plan. To that end, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said he would meet with Lavrov next week to prepare for a summit to address "security issues of common concern." However, Blinken also said at the United Nations Security Council meeting that he believes Russia will launch an all-out war on land, sea, air and cyber against Ukraine.
The Guardian also quoted US President Joe Biden as warning that he believes Russia is on the verge of invading Ukraine. To that end, he ordered Secretary of State Blinken to change his itinerary at the last minute yesterday to speak at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine. The report also revealed that Russia expelled the deputy ambassador of the US Embassy in Russia yesterday.
The Daily Telegraph also reported that U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had argued yesterday that Russia had begun "Operation Fake Flag" as a prelude to an invasion of Ukraine. A nursery in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine came after shelling, injuring three people. Ukraine blamed the Russians for the shelling operation. But pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist groups say it was Ukrainian troops who used mortars and grenade launchers to shell five towns in the area.
The Times reported that senior British government officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. British Prime Minister Johnson also believes that Russia is responsible for the shelling in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine. The newspaper also featured a front-page photo report that Johnson had boarded a Typhoon fighter at Rajf base in Lincolnshire yesterday.
