Some Russian forces may be preparing to withdraw from Ukraine border - NATO


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 May 2014

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has seen limited Russian troop activity near the Ukraine border that may suggest some Russian forces are preparing to withdraw, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.

It is the first time during the Ukraine crisis that NATO has given any credence to Russian statements that it is withdrawing troops from near the Ukraine border, where NATO said it had built up a force of around 40,000 soldiers.

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