ROTTERDAM, August 29 -- US says that Russia "outright lied" over its presence in Ukraine, after Nato releases photographic evidence. The US has openly accused Russia of "outright lies" over its insistence it has no troops in Ukraine, hours after the Nato alliance said more than 1,000 Russian troops were inside the country. Samatha Power, the US ambassador to the UN, on Thursday accused her Russian counterpart, Vitaly Churkin, of lying over the presence of regular Russian soldiers in Ukraine. "Russia has come before this Council to say everything except the truth. It has manipulated. It has obfuscated. It has outright lied," said Power during a meeting of the UN Security Council. Russia's envoy Vitaly Churkin rejected the US accusation, said any Russians inside Ukraine were volunteers, and warned the US to stop interfering in Ukraine's internal affairs. "Restrain your geopolitical ambition. Then not only Russia's neighbours, but many other countries around the world would breath a sigh of relief," he said. The exchange came after the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, organised a meeting of security officials, stating that Russian troops were on Ukrainian soil. The Nato alliance also said more than 1,000 Russian troops are operating inside Ukraine, and released satellite images which it said showed Russian combat forces, engaged in military operations inside Ukrainian territory. "They are supporting separatists ... fighting with them," said Nico Tak, the head of Nato's crisis management centre. He referred to Russia's actions as "incursions" rather than an invasion. "The evidence was plain for the world to see"
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