Russia Accuses US of Launching a “Smear Campaign”

Russia has accused the US of launching a "smear campaign" over its alleged involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said it rejects "unfounded public insinuations" from the US government.

But the Pentagon said it believes the movement of Russian heavy-calibre artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is "imminent”.

The row comes as more bodies of victims from flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine, arrived in the Netherlands.

Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been accused of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines plane.

The US says it believes rebels shot down the passenger jet with a Russian-provided surface-to-air missile, probably by mistake.

Source: BBC