State Department Cites ‘Russian Fiction’ Regarding Ukraine Turmoil

State Department Discredits 10 Russian ‘Fictions’ On Ukraine (Talk Radio News Service)

NEW YORK (TRNS) – For the second time since early March, the State Department released a list of 10 Russian “fictions” about Ukraine on Sunday, blaming Moscow for publishing a “relentless stream of disinformation” and utilizing  ”Russian provocateurs” to stir up unrest in Ukraine.

In a press release entitled “Russian Fiction the Sequel,” the State Department began by assailing Russia’s claim that its agents are not operating in Ukraine, and that unrest in eastern regions of the country was caused instead by pro-Russian Ukrainians.

Citing reports by the Ukrainian government, the State Department noted that Russian intelligence officers were found “providing individuals in Kharkiv and Donetsk with advice and instructions on conducting protests, capturing and holding government buildings, seizing weapons from the government buildings’ armories, and redeploying for other violent actions.”