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Russia has made a huge call that does not bode well for a diplomatic end to the crisis in Ukraine.Russia ...

WASHINGTON — The United States has acquired intelligence about a Russian plan to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of ...

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Yuras Karmanau | Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia’s top diplomat angrily rejected U.S. allegations that Moscow ...

WASHINGTON — Reverting to a familiar “playbook,” Russia is plotting a pretext to invade Ukraine, a “false flag” operation that would ...

By AAMER MADHANI, NOMAAN MERCHANT and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is ...