US allegations of Russia firing at Ukraine are "baseless"(Russian MP)

Satellite images released by the US allegedly “proving” that Russia fired rockets at Ukrainian troops across the border cannot be considered evidence, according to a Russian MP.
The imagery was released via email, along with a four-page document titled 'Evidence of Russian Shelling into Ukraine.' Four satellite images were included, all dating between July 21 and July 25/26.
They were all posted on Twitter by the US ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, on Sunday. 


The US “lies about obvious things,” said Franz Klintsevich, deputy chairman of the Lower House's Defense Committee, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

He stated that the satellite images are not enough to point fingers at Russia and accuse it of shelling Ukraine. In order to confirm such claims, the data must be backed by other sources as well. 

“The American dialogue today is simply unsubstantiated,” Klintsevich said, adding that he is not aware of Russia firing from its own territory into Ukraine. 

While speaking about Ukrainian artillery frequently hitting Russian territory since the beginning of summer, Klintsevich said that several of his colleagues support the idea of precision strikes against those artillery machines used to target Russia.....................http://rt.com/news/175988-us-russia-border-fire/
28/7/14
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