Russia's military said on Monday Ukrainian military saboteurs had tried to enter Russian territory in armed vehicles, an accusation dismissed as 'fake news' by Kyiv amid Western accusations that Moscow could fabricate a pretext to invade.
Ukraine and West on alert for Russia creating pretext to invade Macron proposes Biden-Putin summitMOSCOW/PARIS, Feb 21 - Russia's military said on Monday Ukrainian military saboteurs had tried to enter Russian territory in armed vehicles, an accusation dismissed as "fake news" by Kyiv amid Western accusations that Moscow could fabricate a pretext to invade.
An adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron told Reuters that Macron had put the proposal to Putin at Biden's request. European financial markets were tumbling on Monday at signs of increased confrontation, after having briefly edged higher on the glimmer of hope that a summit might offer a path out of Europe's biggest military crisis in decades.Ukrainian service members walk near the front line near the city of Novoluhanske in the Donetsk region, Ukraine February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichAfter the report of the alleged incursion, major European bourses were down between 0.5% and 1.8%.
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