U.S. accuses Russia of using UN council for ‘disinformation’
Ambassador: ‘The intent behind these lies seems clear’
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press
Published: March 13, 2022, 12:00pm
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UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Russia of using a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday for “lying and spreading disinformation” as part of a potential false-flag operation by Moscow for the use of chemical or biological agents in Ukraine.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia was playing out a scenario put forth in the council last month by U.S.
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