Amid charges from U.S. and foreign officials that Russia now has invaded eastern sectors of Ukraine, a senior administration official confirmed that Moscow has maintained forces inside the region for nearly a decade.
"Russian troops moving into Donbas would not itself be a new step," the official said.
"Russia has had forces in the Donbas region for the past eight years." The official made the comments during a background briefing with reporters on Monday, and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The comments seem to contradict official White House declarations that by sending in troops to the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an incursion against its western neighbor.
For the past eight years, the official noted, Moscow has denied what U.S. officials knew to be true, that Russian troops are stationed in Donbas.
"We've seen artillery being used in Donbas. Rag-tag civilian rebels don't have artillery." By ramping up the troop count inside Donbas, Russia no longer is keeping their presence a secret, the administration official said.
"Now Russia looks like it's going to be operating openly in that region, and we are going to be responding accordingly," the official said.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Ukraine 'invasion' not new: Russia has had troops in Donbas for 8 years, U.S. official admits
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