The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament says allegations of a Russian massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha are "a staged production -- a performance designed for a Western audience."
On his Telegram channel, Vyacheslav Volodin wrote the only goal of the so-called provocation was to discredit Russia, justify sanctions, and justify arms supplies to further aggravate the situation in Ukraine.
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow, where restrictions on providing information from unofficial sources are in place.
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