Did Putin Approve A Ukraine Invasion Before The Collapse Of The Yanukovych Government Last Year?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich attend a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the Kremlin in Moscow, December 17, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

McClathcy News: Russian news report: Putin approved Ukraine invasion before Kiev government collapsed

BERLIN — A Russian newspaper claims to have an official government strategy document outlining the invasion of Ukraine that was prepared weeks before the Ukrainian government collapsed last year.

The editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitri Muratov, reported the document during an interview with Echo of Moscow, a radio station. In the interview, which was reported by news outlets Saturday, he did not reveal how the newspaper came into possession of the document in the media unfriendly Russian world, but said he had confidence it was authentic.

WNU Editor: The possibility that Moscow may have developed military plans for Ukraine does not surprise me .... all governments have plans for military contingencies should they arise. The big question is .... did Putin approve this plan (or any other plan) ... and is there any official evidence of this order. I doubt that any such order exists, but Dmitri Muratov has promised to publish this document this weekend .... and I am definitely looking forward to reading it.

More News On Reports That Putin Approved A Ukraine Invasion Before The Collapse Of The Yanukovych Government Last Year

Report to Allege Direct Kremlin Link to Ukraine Invasion -- VOA
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Russia Approved Ukraine Invasion Weeks Before Kiev Govt Collapsed -- Value Walk