Kerry: Russian Lies Like 'Cold War Propganda'

Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia has repeatedly lied to him about its activities in Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels are fighting against Ukrainian forces.

Kerry said the Russians are lying about their own involvement in the warfare.

"Russia is engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most overt and extensive propaganda exercise that I've seen since the very height of the Cold War," Kerry said.

"They have been persisting in their misrepresentations, lies, whatever you want to call them, about their activities there to my face, to the face of others on many different occasions," he added.

Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are strongly urging the Obama administration to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend themselves against the rebels backed by Russia.

Many European governments oppose that idea, fearing it could spark a wider war. Kerry said the idea is still under consideration.