US officials have warned Russia may execute a false flag operation to justify an attack on Ukraine. The US hasn't detailed what evidence it has for that claim, not wanting to reveal its sources.

Item 1 of 7 Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole and the giant 'Motherland' monument are seen at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2021.

Russia is dismissing U.S. allegations that Moscow has plans for a false flag operation as pretext to invade Ukraine as “total disinformation.” A U.S. official also confirmed the Russian ...