it will take. it could be a fabricated so-called terrorist bombing inside russia. discovery of a mass grave, a staged drone strike against civilians or a fake, even a real attack using chemical weapons. john: the united states has been warning of the potential for a false flag operation a couple weeks, how could he sell it with any sort of credibility? well, putin doesn t seem too worried about his credibility. he just he keeps saying things and without regard to the facts, but look, the russians have a long track record of using information warfare, disinformation, to try to confuse people and this false flag issue that came up a few, well, a week or so ago to make it look like they were the victim rather than the
blinken also laying out in detail how he says russia could manufacture a pretext for an invasion. first, russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. this could be a violent event that russia will bring on ukraine or an outrageous accusation that russia will level against the ukrainian government. we don t know exactly the form it will take. it could be a fabricated so-called terrorist bombing inside russia. the invented discovery of a mask raid, a staged drone strike against civilians or a fake, even a real attack using chemical weapons. joining me now for some more on this, former california congresswoman jane harmon, a ranking member of the house intelligence committee and graham brooking, former adviser for strategic communications for obama s national security council. jane, thank you for coming in
this winter side goes as well, guys. okay. jennifer gray, thank you for the update. it s a brand-new hour here on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. secretary of state antony blinken said russia is laying the groundwork to justify an invasion into ukraine. blinken changed his travel plans to give a last-minute speech to the united nations and detailed several scenarios the kremlin might use. first, russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. this could be a violent event on ukraine or an outrageous accusation russia will level against the ukrainian government. we don t know exactly the form it will take t. could be a fabricated so-called terrorist bombing inside russia. the invented discovery of a mass grave, a staged drone strike against civilians, or a fake
aircraft, ships are preparing to launch an attack against ukraine in the coming days. we don t know precisely how things will play out. but here s what the world can expect to see unfold. in fact, it s unfolding right now. today. as russia takes steps down the path to war and reissue the threat of military action. first, russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. this could be a violent event that russia will bring on ukraine or an outrageous accusation that russia will level against the ukrainian government. we don t know exactly the form it will take. it could be a fabricated so-called terrorist bombing inside russia. the invented discovery of the mass grave, a staged drone strike against civilians or a fake, even a real attack using chemical weapons.
specific scenarios that putin could use to justify war. why? could boe a fabricated, so-called terrorist bombing, a staged drone strike against civilians or a fake, even a real attack using chemical weapons. russia may describe this event as ethnic cleansing or a genocide, making a mockery of a concept that we, in this chamber, do not take lightly. a staged drone strike, inventive mass raids. what did you think when you heard that and why is he being so specific with the public? i hesitate to make world war ii comparisons but that s exactly what happened making fake claims about being attacked. i said if disinformation is going to be successful, typically you have to start with a baseline of truth.