Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine are now urging hundreds of thousands of civilians to evacuate into Russia, over claims a Ukrainian attack is imminent on disputed regions. But as Jackson Proskow reports, the Kremlin’s claims of a so-called ‘genocide’ underway lack evidence, amid accusations Moscow is trying to find pretext for a full invasion.
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