NEWSWATCH: “No evidence so far to corroborate Russia allegations over Crimea: U.S.” – Reuters

The United States has seen nothing so far that corroborates Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea … U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, said …. [along with promises that] U.S. sanctions in relation to Russia’s annexation of Crimea would remain in place until the territory was returned to Ukraine. … Putin accused Kiev … of … terrorist tactics to … destabilize Crimea …. ‘Russia has a record of frequently levying false accusations at Ukraine to deflect attention from its own illegal actions’ Pyatt wrote …

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