>staged provocations being conducted in Ukraine
Not exactly the same, but:
MOSCOW — Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting “provocations” in Ukraine and disguising its alleged intentions by fomenting concerns about Moscow planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged that Ukrainian and Western claims of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine were a “cover for staging large-scale provocations of their own, including those of military character.”
“They may have extremely tragic consequences for the regional and global security,” Zakharova said.
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In a move that further beefs up forces near Ukraine, Russia has sent an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to its ally Belarus, which shares a border with Ukraine, for major war games that run through Feb. 20. Ukrainian officials have said that Moscow could use Belarusian territory to launch a potential multi-pronged invasion.
On Thursday, Russia also announced sweeping naval drills that would involve 140 warships and more than 60 aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the exercise that will run through February will be conducted in both littoral waters and some more distant areas that are “operationally important,” including the Mediterranean, northeastern Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean."
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/jan/20/russia-accuses-west-of-plotting-provocations-in-ukraine/
https://archive.ph/wBqOa