And yet:

Without providing evidence, Denis Pushilin, the separatist leader in Donetsk, accused Ukraine of preparing to attack the two regions soon – an accusation Kyiv said was false.

“There are no orders to liberate our territories by force,” said Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov.

What a strange and unbelievable accusation. Why would Ukraine launch an attack while Russian troops are on combat readiness a few kilometres across the border?

“Ukrainian invasion”? There really should be a rule against editorializing headlines.