KYIV (HRNW) – The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis on Thursday as Washington announced it had evidence of a Russian plan to fake a Ukrainian attack to justify invading its neighbour.
The shock claim from the US came as Russia accused Washington of “escalating tensions” by sending 3,000 troops to eastern Europe to counter a massive build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine s border.
Western powers have been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to try deter a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron held telephone talks Thursday both with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to try defuse tensions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip also sought to play the intermediary, offering on a visit to Kyiv to hold a Ukraine-Russia peace summit.
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