Russia Says Some Troops Will Withdraw From Border, but Ukraine Demands Evidence

Russia is pulling back some troops from military districts adjacent to Ukraine after completing drills, the Russian defense ministry said Tuesday, though Ukrainian officials are demanding to see evidence that this is true.

In a video statement Tuesday, Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that while large-scale military exercises across the country continued, some forces in the southern and western military districts near Ukraine have completed their drills and will return to base, Reuters reported.

The Russian government posted video showing some tanks and other armored vehicles being loaded onto railway flatcars.

But Ukraine isn’t taking Russia’s claims at face value. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kyiv would “believe in de-escalation” only after it witnesses Russian troops withdraw from the border, according to the Interfax Ukraine news agency. (Read more from “Russia Says Some Troops Will Withdraw From Border, but Ukraine Demands Evidence” HERE)

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