NATO's Stoltenberg: We are concerned Russia trying to stage a pretext for invasion of Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that the defensive alliance is concerned that Russia is trying to stage a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters. Stoltenberg continued that NATO has intelligence that Russia is trying to stage a false-flag operation and reiterated that NATO nations remain concerned that they have not yet seen any signs of withdrawal of Russian troops.