Russia Pulls Back Some Troops From Ukraine Border

Moscow, Feb 15: Russia on Tuesday said it is pulling back some of its troops from Ukraine border. BBC quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying that large-scale drills continued but that some units were returning to their bases.

However, the ministry did not say the number of personnel leaving the area. “A number of combat training exercises, including drills, have been conducted as planned,” Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

According to earlier, reports, Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops at Ukraine’s border. However, Russia has denied these reports. Following the Russian announcement, BBC quoted a British government source as saying that it was waiting to see the scale of the withdrawal, saying it would have to make a difference to the ability to invade to be meaningful.