The United States has accused Russia of sending saboteurs trained in explosives to stage a pretext to invade Ukraine.

In a statement, White House press secretary, Jen Psaki said we have information that indicates Russia has already prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the Russian Embassy wrote on Facebook that accusations by United States that Russia is preparing some kind of pretext for the invasion of Ukraine are unfounded and unsubstantiated and are a confirmation of ongoing information pressure on Moscow.