The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced some of its combat troops deployed along its border with Ukraine are being sent back to their garrisons, a decision that may tentatively de-escalate tensions in the region
after weeks of warnings from the U.S. and its Europeans allies that Moscow may be planning an invasion of its neighbor.Anadolu Agency via Getty Imagesby Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov, troops stationed in Russia’s southern and western military districts—along the border with Ukraine—have begun loading onto trains and trucks and will be moving back to their garrisons.
The statement, however, adds that other Russian military drills being carried out in Belarus and by its navy in “operationally important areas” will continue as planned.
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