Russia's Sergey Ryabkov and Vladimir Putin

Russia is now claiming it is an “obvious fact” that the US aided Ukraine with its surprise incursion earlier this month.

According to Russian state news outlet TASS, the deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov believes the States is “becoming more and more defiant” in the face of Moscow’s warnings.

Kyiv stunned the international community when it sent troops across the southern border and occupying 1,000 sq km of Russian land.

However, the US has repeatedly claimed it was not aware of the August 6 incursion in advance, and had no part in it.

Still, Moscow has renewed its threats to attack the West in response to the shock incursion.

Speaking to reporters on........

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