MOSCOW, 6 Feb. Senator Aleksey Pushkov harshly criticized the State Department after suggesting «take the US at its word» about Russia's plans to make a fake video about the Ukraine attack.
"What a lovely and touching suggestion! Not surprisingly, the correspondent "Associated Press" Matt Lee allowed himself not to believe another "noodle" about Russians at a State Department briefing", the politician wrote in his Telegram channel.
He supported the journalist, recalling the «sarin attack» in the Syrian Duma, which in fact turned out to be a production of the White Helmets, while the dissemination of false information about it was financed by the intelligence services of Great Britain and the United States. «Matt wanted one thing — evidence, but as always there was none «, Pushkov concluded.February 4, 01:38A journalist quarreled with a representative of the State Department because of a fake about RussiaEarlier, US authorities said that Russian intelligence agencies plan to shoot a fake video that will show corpses, destroyed buildings, mourning people and Ukrainian weapons. Subsequently, this video allegedly could become a pretext for Russia to start military operations against Ukraine. In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called this statement «nonsense, which is becoming more and more every day.» Recently, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense due to the situation around Ukraine. Washington and Brussels are accusing Moscow of preparing an «invasion», declaring that Russian troops are being pulled up to the border. Against this background, NATO is increasing the number of its forces and equipment in Eastern Europe. Moscow rejects such accusations, noting that it is moving troops within its territory. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly stressed that the goal of the “aggression” stories is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders, and the main reason for the escalation in Ukraine is the actions of the United States and NATO, which send military instructors, weapons and equipment there, increase the number of exercises, thereby pushing Kiev towards military adventures.