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NATO concerned Moscow could stage “false flag” operation in Ukraine -Stoltenberg – Metro US

NATO concerned Moscow could stage “false flag” operation in Ukraine -Stoltenberg

NATO’s Stoltenberg holds a news conference to discuss crisis in
NATO’s Stoltenberg holds a news conference to discuss crisis in Ukraine, in Brussels

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is concerned Russia might use chemical weapons in a “false flag” attack as part of its invasion of Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

“We are concerned Moscow could stage a false flag operation in Ukraine, possibly with chemical weapons,” Stoltenberg told a press conference.

(Reporting by Robin Emmott, Marine Strauss; Editing by Catherine Evans)