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PresidentDonald Trumpon Friday warnedMoscowhe was 'strongly considering' imposing sanctions and tariffs onRussiauntil a ceasefire and peace agreement is reached with Ukraine.
It marks a shift in tone after Trump worried allies with warm words about how trusted President VladimirPutinand a call for Moscow to be readmitted to theG7.
'Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely "pounding" Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,' he posted on his Truth Social platform.
'To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late.'
He offered no further details on his plans.
However, the U.S., Europe and other nations have already imposed thousands of sanctions on Russia—focused on the oil industry and finance sector—designed to hobble its economy and increase pressure to end the war.
Trump promised to end the conflict on day one of his presidency.
President Donald Trump signaled Friday he was ready to get tougher on Russia in an effort to end the conflict in Ukraine
Trump used Truth Social to send a warning to Moscow
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The complexity of the task means he has dropped that target but still wants to end the war as fast as possible.
His administration has choked off military aid and intelligence to Ukraine to pressure it into a deal.
However that has alarmed European nations, who fear Trump has become too soft on Russia, which sparked the war by invading three years ago.
It followed a disastrous meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, when the two clashed over whether Putin could be trusted.
Zelensky left before lunch and a press conference and has since spent time rallying other allies.
And last week Trump's administration voted against a United Nations resolution that marked the third anniversary of the war by condemning the Russian invasion.
On Thursday, it emergedkey allies were weighing whether to withhold sensitive intelligence from Washington for fear it might end up being shared with Russia.
A State Emergency Service of Ukraine handout photo shows a firefighting team tackling a fire after Russian troops launched a massive strike with guided air bombs on a front-line settlement in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 06
Trump has alarmed allies by saying he believed he could trust President Vladimir Putin
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At the same time, Russia appears to be gearing up for a major spring offensive.
Russian state TV revealed that Moscow is preparing 'big reserve forces' and 'large units' that analysts say will '100 per cent advance' on Ukrainian troops once the weather changes.
Friday brought a whirlwind round of diplomacy as Trump kept up the rapid pace of his first two months in office.
He also announced he had written to Iran's supreme leader offering a resumption of nuclear talks.
'I've written them a letter saying, "I hope you're going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing,"' he said during an interview broadcast by Fox Business News.
Trump pulled the U.S. out of an international nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018, and on-again, off-again negotiations sputtered during the Biden administration.
Corea
del Norte envió sus mejores soldados para ayudar a Rusia en su guerra
contra Ucrania. Pero tras sufrir graves pérdidas durante meses, han sido
retiradas de la línea del frente.
Los
soldados norcoreanos que se unieron a sus aliados rusos en la batalla
contra las fuerzas ucranianas fueron retirados del frente tras sufrir
graves bajas, según funcionarios ucranianos y estadounidenses.
Las
tropas de Corea del Norte, enviadas para reforzar a las fuerzas rusas
que intentan hacer retroceder una ofensiva ucraniana dentro de las
fronteras rusas, no han sido vistas en el frente desde hace unas dos
semanas, dijeron los funcionarios tras solicitar el anonimato para
discutir asuntos militares y de inteligencia sensibles.
La
llegada de unos 11.000 soldados norcoreanos a Rusia en noviembre causó
alarma en Ucrania y entre sus aliados de Occidente, quienes temían que
su despliegue supusiera una escalada significativa en la guerra de casi
tres años. Pero en solo tres meses, las tropas de Corea del Norte han
disminuido a la mitad, según el general Oleksandr Syrsky, máximo
comandante militar de Ucrania.
Los
soldados ucranianos que han luchado contra los norcoreanos los han
descrito como feroces guerreros. Pero la desorganización en sus filas y
la falta de cohesión
con las unidades rusas han provocado un rápido aumento en las bajas,
dijo un oficial ucraniano. Desde su llegada al campo de batalla, los
soldados norcoreanos han sido abandonados a su suerte,
avanzando con pocos vehículos blindados y sin apenas detenerse para
reagruparse o retroceder, según funcionarios ucranianos y soldados de
primera línea.
Los
críticos de la cúpula militar ucraniana criticaron la ofensiva del año
pasado en la región rusa de Kursk como un despilfarro de recursos en un
momento en que el ejército dentro de Ucrania se tambalea ante el
prolongado ataque ruso. Pero el presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir
Zelenski, ha insistido en mantener el territorio el mayor tiempo
posible, como moneda de cambio en futuras negociaciones de paz.
Cuanto
más tiempo se mantengan las tropas ucranianas en Kursk, más embarazoso
será para el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin. Aunque Putin ha
prometido expulsar a las fuerzas ucranianas, se ha mostrado reacio a
desviar soldados de las principales operaciones rusas en el este de
Ucrania, en parte para reforzar igualmente su posición en futuras
negociaciones.
En esa disputa entró
Kim Jong-un, líder de Corea del Norte y aliado de Putin. Fue quien
propuso enviar soldados para ayudar a los rusos en Kursk, según las
agencias de inteligencia estadounidenses, aunque Putin no tardó en
aceptar la idea.
Muchos
de los soldados se encuentran entre las tropas de operaciones
especiales mejor entrenadas de Corea del Norte, pero los rusos parecen
haberlos utilizado como soldados de infantería, enviándolos en oleadas a
través de campos sembrados de minas terrestres para ser acribillados
por el intenso fuego ucraniano.
Los
funcionarios de Estados Unidos dijeron que la decisión de retirar a los
soldados norcoreanos de la línea del frente podría no ser permanente. Es
posible, dijeron, que los norcoreanos regresen tras recibir
entrenamiento adicional o después de que los rusos diseñen nuevas formas
de desplegar las tropas para evitar bajas tan importantes.
En
cualquier caso, la lucha para expulsar a las fuerzas ucranianas de
Kursk está lejos de haber terminado. Hace unas semanas, las fuerzas
ucranianas lanzaron una nueva ofensiva en la región, pero han sido
repelidas por las defensas rusas. Aunque los ucranianos tomaron unos 800
kilómetros de territorio ruso cuando cruzaron la frontera el verano
pasado, las fuerzas rusas han podido retomar aproximadamente la mitad.
La incursión ucraniana en la región de Kursk en agosto
conmocionó al Kremlin. Era la primera vez en 10 años de enfrentamientos
entre ambos países, incluida la invasión a gran escala de Rusia en
2022, que los soldados ucranianos tomaban y mantenían en su poder
territorio ruso.
En un discurso
pronunciado esta semana, Zelensky elogió a los soldados ucranianos que
luchaban en la región de Kursk, afirmando que sus esfuerzos habían
creado “una zona de amortiguación” para proteger el territorio del
noreste de Ucrania de nuevas ofensivas rusas.
The
right-wing former 'tantric sex coach' who has been elected president of
Argentina believes the Falkland Islands belong to his nation and has
vowed 'to get them back'.
Javier Milei, who uses a medium to communicate with his dead dog for advice on political matters, pulled off a massive upset by beating Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa in Sunday's polarised presidential runoff.
But
during his presidential campaign, Milei insisted that Britain returning
the Falkland Islands was 'non-negotiable', adding that the territory,
known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is Argentine.
Milei,
a right-wing economist known as 'el Loco' - or the Madman - who
promised to shake-up Argentina with his win, said he would 'make every
effort' to get the Falkland Islands back - but stopped short of saying
he would go to war over them.
He insisted it was 'non-negotiable' for Britain to hand the Falklands over to Argentina, comparing it to the UK returning Hong Kong to China.
The
Falklands were the subject of a short but brutal war after Argentina
invaded in 1982. Britain drove out the invaders after dispatching a
naval armada, but the issue has never been considered settled in Buenos
Aires.
But during his presidential
campaign, Milei (pictured with a chainsaw) insisted that Britain
returning the Falkland Islands was 'non-negotiable', adding that the
territory, known as the Malvinas in Argentina, is Argentine
Pictured: British troops patrol the Falkland Islands last year
Argentina believes the
Falklands were illegally taken from it in 1833 and invaded the British
colony in 1982. The United Kingdom sent troops and Argentina lost the
two-month war for the archipelago in a conflict that claimed the lives
of 649 Argentines and 255 British soldiers.
Argentina
still claims the islands while Britain says the Falklands are a
self-governing entity under its protection. A 2013 referendum there
resulted in a 99.8 per cent vote to remain British.
Milei
insisted during his presidential campaign, which saw him revving a
chainsaw to symbolically cut the state down to size, that questions over
the future of the Falkland Islands 'cannot be ignored'.
He said: 'What do I propose? Argentina's sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is non-negotiable. The Malvinas are Argentine.
'Now we have to see how we are going to get them back. It is clear that the war option is not a solution.
'What
we are proposing is to move towards a solution like the one England had
with China over the Hong Kong issue and that in this context the
position of the people who live on the islands cannot be ignored.
'You cannot deny that those people are there. You cannot disregard those human beings.
'You have to negotiate with Britain and consider the views of the people who live on the islands.
'We
are looking for a solution for the Malvinas Islands to return to
Argentina through diplomacy, a solution that is viable, that is
achievable.'
Milei has previously
lauded former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as one of 'the
great leaders in the history of humanity'.
Those
comments were condemned by veterans of the Falklands war as Thatcher is
still reviled in Argentina for ordering the sinking of the General
Belgrano cruiser, killing 323 people on board, during the 1982 war with
the UK.
Milei has previously blamed the
Argentinian government of making 'a series of errors' that has made the
situation even more complicated. In April last year, he said if
Argentina wants the Falkland Islands to become Argentinian, it would
mean a 'very long negotiation' with Britain.
At
the time, he said: 'Argentina never created the conditions for the
inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands to want to become Argentines.
'Therefore
it is an extremely complicated situation, in which Argentina committed
all possible errors, resulting in a stuck and muddy situation. So now it
is a counter-factual scenario because of all the errors. It is most
complicated.'
He added: 'If we want
the Islands to return and become part of Argentina some day, is will
mean a long, very long negotiation in which Argentina must propose
something interesting.
Conflict: British troops arriving in the Falklands Islands
Milei, who often dresses up as
his superhero alter-ego 'General AnCap' which is short for
anarcho-capitalist (pictured), made his name furiously denouncing the
'political caste' on television programs
Newly elected President of
Argentina Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza kisses his girlfriend and
actress Fatima Florez after the polls closed in the presidential runoff
on November 19
And Argentina is
not an interesting country, if its own people are choosing to leave the
country,' concluded the lawmaker who is now president elect of the
nation.
Diana
Mondino, a close adviser of Milei, said in September that the
population of the Falklands – 99.8 per cent of whom voted to remain
British in a 2013 referendum – 'cannot be disrespected'.
Mondino added that Argentina needed to 'become a normal country' to persuade Islanders to seek closer ties.
'How
would anyone not born and bred in Argentina understand [our]
inflation?' she said. 'Why would anyone want to become a part of a
society – we need to become a normal country, and we're an empty
country,' she said.
On Britain's part, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out opening any new negotiations over the Falklands' future.
Sunak's
official spokesman said following Milei's win: 'It's obviously a
settled issue, a long settled issue, and we have no plans to revisit
it.'
Pressed on suggestions by Mr Milei
that a new relationship could be struck similar to that between China
and Hong Kong, the PM's spokesman added: 'The position of the Falkland
islands was settled some time ago and will not be changed.'
With his victory on Sunday night, Milei has thrust Argentina into the unknown regarding just how extreme his policies will be.
In
a speech following his dramatic victory, he vowed that the
'reconstruction of Argentina begins today' while adding he would 'drain
the swamp' in reference to stemming the influence of special interests
and lobbyists.
Milei, who often dresses
up as his superhero alter-ego 'General AnCap' which is short for
anarcho-capitalist, made his name furiously denouncing the 'political
caste' on television programs.
His
pledge for abrupt, severe change resonated with Argentines weary of
annual inflation soaring above 140% and a poverty rate that reached 40%.
He will take power on December 10.
Milei,
who is also a prominent economist and radio chat-show host, has spoken
openly about his preference for threesomes and how he enjoys
communicating via telepathy with his dead dog for political advice.
He
failed to win the primary round of voting ahead of the runoff election,
but came in second to Massa in large part due to support from young
voters who are so disenchanted with more 'conventional' politicians that
they have turned to a man whose recent biography was titled El Loco, or
The Madman.
A political unknown until
a few years ago, Milei was elected to Argentina's parliament in 2021 as
a member of La Libertad Avanza ('Freedom Advances').
He
prefers to call himself an anarcho-capitalist, which means he'd like to
rip up as much government intervention as he can and leave it all to
the free market.
Satellite images show bodies were lying in Bucha for WEEKS - debunking Russia's wild claims that 400 corpses were planted AFTER Putin's troops fled - as Zelensky prepares to address UN Security Council over 'genocide'
Satellite images show dark objects lining roads in Buch on March 19 when Russia was in control of the city
Position of the objects exactly matches locations where rotting civilian corpses were found by Ukraine's men
Images debunk cynical Russian claims that Ukraine killed its own people to frame its troops for war crimes
President Zelensky due to address UN today about Bucha horrors, while calling for tougher Russian sanctions
Satellite images of Ukrainian civilians slaughtered in Bucha show bodies lining the streets more than two weeks ago, debunking Russian claims that the massacre was staged byKyivin order to frame its troops forwar crimes.
Images taken of Bucha, a commuter city on the outskirts of Kyiv, on March 19 show dark objects strewn along a road - which match the exact positions where the rotting corpses of civilians were found by Ukrainian soldiers who recaptured the area from Russian forces at the weekend.
Russian forces were in control of the city at the time, strongly suggesting that it was Putin's men - and not Kyiv's - who carried out the killings. Kyiv now says at least 410 civilians were massacred in and around Bucha by the Russians while others were tortured and raped in what President Volodymyr Zelensky has described as 'genocide'.
Zelensky, who appeared shattered on a visit to the area yesterday, will today address the UN Security Council where he is expected to push world leaders to impose tougher sanctions on Russia over the atrocities, send more weapons for his armed forces, and for a war crimes probe to punish the Russian commanders responsible.
In a nightly address to the Ukrainian nation on Tuesday, he said that Western sanctions on Russia 'must finally be powerful' - adding: 'Did hundreds of our people have to die in agony for some European leaders to finally understand that the Russian state deserves the most severe pressure?'
He was also critical of the amount of military aid sent to Ukraine so-far, saying more equipment could have helped save civilian lives. 'I do not blame you - I blame only the Russian military,' he said. 'But you could have helped.'
Ukraine's allies have called the killings in Bucha war crimes, with the EU offering to send investigators to gather evidence. '(Russian President Vladimir Putin) is a war criminal,' US President Biden told reporters at the White House. 'What's happening to Bucha is outrageous and everyone's seen it.'
The White House said it would announce fresh sanctions on Moscow 'this week' with France suggesting new measures could target Russian oil and coal exports. But Germany warned it was too soon to cut off Russian gas.
'We have to cut all economic relationship to Russia, but at the moment, it's not possible to cut the gas supplies. We need some time,' German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said.
Elsewhere, the United States and Britain said they would seek Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council - a move Moscow branded 'unbelievable'.
Russia has cynically asked for the Security Council to convene to discuss what it describes as Ukrainian attempts to stage a massacre in order to frame its troops, but Britain - which currently chairs the council - has refused.
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
A satellite image taken of a street in the city of Bucha on March 19 - when Russian forces were in full control of the city - shows dark objects in the road that exactly match where civilian corpses were later discovered by Ukrainian troops
Pictured: Bodies of civilians lay in a mass grave in Bucha which was recaptured by the Ukrainian army last week
Images show civilians with bound hands. Pictured: Ira Gavriluk walks next to the corpses of her husband and her brother
Broken: A visibly emotional President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday stood motionless as he surveyed the scene of utter devastation he encountered in the town of Bucha, with dozens of bodies shot at close range laying on the empty streets
The full nature of the killings in Bucha and other areas from which Russian troops have withdrawn is still being pieced together.
On Monday, the bodies of five men were found in a children's sanatorium basement in Bucha. The Ukrainian prosecutor general's office said they were unarmed civilians, who had been bound, beaten and killed by Russian troops.
And in Motyzhyn, west of Kyiv, Ukrainian police showed AFP journalists the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied, including those of the village's mayor, her husband and son.
Ukrainian officials say over 400 civilian bodies have been recovered from the Kyiv region, many of whom have been laid to rest in mass graves.
But Zelensky has warned that the deaths in Bucha could be only the tip of the iceberg, saying he had information even more people had been killed in places like nearby Borodianka.
AFP reporters who briefly visited the area saw no bodies in the streets, but locals reported many deaths.
'I know five civilians were killed,' said 58-year-old Rafik Azimov. 'But we don't know how many more are left in the basements of the ruined buildings after the bombardments.'
'I buried six people,' another resident, Volodymyr Nahornyi, said. 'More people are under the ruins.'
The Russian withdrawal from Kyiv has been seen as a pivot to a renewed offensive in the country's east and south, where Moscow wants to consolidate territory around occupied Crimea and the separatist statelets of Donetsk and Lugansk.
The Ukrainian government has warned Moscow is preparing a "full-scale" attack in the country's east and regional officials urged civilians to evacuate Lugansk fearing a major Russian attack.
The Pentagon estimates Russia has withdrawn about two thirds of the troops it had around Kyiv and will redeploy them to the east and south, with the White House warning the war's "next phase could be measured in months or longer."
Even where troops have withdrawn, fears remain, with Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko telling residents to wait before returning, citing the danger of continued shelling and the danger of unexploded munitions.
Overnight, air raid sirens rang out across much of the country, from Lviv in the west to southern Mykolaiv, where officials said Monday that Russian strikes killed 10 civilians and wounded 46.
Elsewhere in the south, concerns remain about civilians trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (pictured) said his country will hold a press conference to prove that claims Vladimir Putin's troops have been committing war crimes in Ukraine are false however the Kremlin has yet to present their evidence
Pictured: Russia's envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya said Russia will present 'empirical evidence' to the UN Security Council
Authorities say at least 5,000 people have been killed in the city, 90 percent of which has been destroyed, according to mayor Vadim Boichenko.
Around 130,000 residents are still trapped inside, and efforts to evacuate them are now on hold because of "incessant" bombing, he said.
The Red Cross said Monday a team it sent to help get civilians out of Mariupol was being held by police in Russian-controlled territory.
Europe's worst conflict in decades, sparked by Russia's invasion on February 24, has killed as many as 20,000 people, according to Ukrainian estimates.
More than 4.2 million Ukrainians have fled the country and about 6.5 million have been internally displaced, UN agencies say.
Britain's UN ambassador says a previously planned UN Security Council meeting Tuesday is certain to focus 'front and center' on the killing of large numbers of civilians in Ukraine.
Some of the dead were found with their hands tied behind their backs after Russian troops left the Ukrainian town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
The UK holds the council presidency in April, and Ambassador Barbara Woodward said Britain didn't grant Russia's request for a meeting on the situation in Bucha on Monday because 'we didn't see a good reason to have two meetings back to back on Ukraine.'
She told reporters that the Security Council will be briefed Tuesday by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths and UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo.
Woodward said that 'the images that we saw coming out of Bucha over the weekend were harrowing, appalling, probable evidence of war crimes and possibly a genocide.'
Meanwhile, a Russian law enforcement agency has said it has launched its own investigation into allegations that Ukrainian civilians were massacred, focusing on what it calls 'false information' about Russian forces.
Pictured: Bags containing bodies of civilians, who according to residents was killed by Russian soldiers in Bucha, Ukraine
Volunteers unload bags containing bodies of civilians, who according to residents were killed by Russian army soldiers
The Investigative Committee claims Ukrainian authorities made the allegations 'with the aim of discrediting Russian troops' and that those involved should be investigated over possible breaches of a new Russian law banning what the government deems to be false information about its forces.
Russian law enforcement has launched several investigations since Russian troops entered Ukraine, typically into incidents such as the shelling of areas held by Russia-backed separatists.
Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed at close range.
The grisly images of battered bodies left out in the open or hastily buried led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia.
Germany and France reacted by expelling dozens of Russian diplomats, suggesting they were spies, and US President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be tried for war crimes.
On Monday, Biden called for a trial, adding to the global outcry over civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha as more graphic images of their deaths emerged.
'Obviously responsible': Pentagon spokesman John Kirby (pictured) speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, April 4
Meanwhile, the Pentagon said Russian forces are obviously responsible for the atrocities in Bucha, even as it acknowledged it was not yet sure precisely which units were operating in the area.
'I think it's fairly obvious, not just to us but to the world, that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bucha,' Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing.
'Now exactly who - what units, whether they're contractors or Chechens - I don't think we're able to say right now. But we're certainly not refuting that these atrocities occurred and occurred at the hands of Russians.'
The Kremlin categorically denied any accusations relating to the murder of civilians, including in Bucha, where it said the graves and corpses had been staged by Ukraine to tarnish Russia.
Asked at a news conference about Biden's comments, Lavrov said the West should first consider its own actions in Iraq and Libya.
'Not all is well with the conscience... of American politicians,' he said.
Speaking in a broadcast last night, Vladimir Soloviev, a prominent pro-Putin personality who supports the invasion, added: 'The war against Russia entered a new phase today. Very soon we will be blamed of genocide.'
He alleged the plot was masterminded by Britain as he praised the 'true patriots' in Donbas as other sources have accused Kyiv of staging the horrifying scenes in Bucha.
Soloviev also brought up allegations of Russian troops raping young women in front of their families, at one point saying he 'doesn't even want to comment' on the topic.
It comes as the Russian defence ministry rejected the allegations and claimed that 'not a single civilian suffered from violence when the town was controlled by the Russian Armed Forces'.
Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said: 'I would like to point out that Russian troops left Bucha on March 30.
'The Ukrainian authorities remained silent all these days, and now they have suddenly posted sensational footage in order to tarnish Russia's image and make Russia defend itself.
'I would like to emphasise with full responsibility that not a single civilian suffered from violence when the town was controlled by the Russian Armed Forces.
Solviev (above), who is a pro-Putin personality, saidd: 'It's obvious people will try to blame us as a people behind genocide'
An elderly woman collects firewood to heat her house in the devastated commuter town of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv
'On the contrary, our troops delivered 452 tonnes of humanitarian aid for civilians.
'Meanwhile, the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the town of Bucha right after Russian troops had left was deliberately ignored in the US.
'This is what could have caused civilian casualties. That said, the Kyiv regime is clearly trying to blame its atrocities on Russia.'
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, said: 'There are no doubts that it is a staging organised by Kyiv authorities.
'And the fact that the West has picked it up and is hyping it makes it an accomplice of this cynical and immoral crime.'
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed Kyiv colluded with the West in seeking to blame Russia.
'I think that the very fact that these statements were made minutes after these materials were released leaves no doubts as for who has contracted this story,' she told state-run Rossiya-1 television channel.
She claimed the West decided immediately Russia was to blame 'based on the videos, seconds-long videos and several photos. And they are ready to pour accusations.
'No expert work done, no information from the other side throwing light on what is going on...'
She also alleged the massacres were 'a provocation staged by the Ukrainian military and radical nationalists' to disrupt peace talks.
Meanwhile the Telegram channel War on Fakes, which has been accused of spreading misinformation about the invasion, shared posts discrediting the atrocities pictured and filmed in Bucha and said it was part of a 'planned media campaign'.
One post said: 'Fake: The Russian military left Bucha, having previously left huge casualties among the civilian population.
'Truth: Notes about Bucha appeared in several foreign publications at once - it looks like a planned media campaign.
'Given that the troops left the city on March 30, where were these footage for 4 days? Their absence only confirms the fake.
'The video with the bodies is puzzling: here, at 12 seconds, the 'corpse' on the right moves its hand.
'At 30 seconds in the rearview mirror, the 'corpse' sits down. The bodies in the video seem to have been deliberately laid out in order to create a more dramatic picture.'
A satellite photo show a probable grave site (circled) near the Church of Saint Andrew in Bucha
Larisa Savenko 72, stands outside her damaged home with Andriy Leshbon in Bucha, Ukraine
Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday
'This is clearly seen if you play video at a speed of 0.25 of normal.'
This was shared by the Russian Ministry of Defence Telegram channel.
Meanwhile the Kremlin today said that it categorically denied any accusations related to the murder of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, adding that Ukrainian allegations on the matter should be treated with doubt.
Yesterday Ukrainian authorities said they were investigating possible crimes by Russian forces after finding hundreds of bodies strewn around towns outside Kyiv following Russian withdrawal from the area.
'This information must be seriously questioned,' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call.
'From what we have seen, our experts have identified signs of video falsification and other fakes.'
Peskov said that the facts and chronology of the events in Bucha did not support Ukraine's version of events and urged international leaders not to rush to judgment.
'We categorically deny any accusations,' said Peskov.
'The situation is undoubtedly serious and we would ask that many international leaders not rush with their statements, not rush with their baseless accusations, request information from different sources, and at least listen to our explanations.'
