NATO : Russia Has Withdrawn Many Troops From Ukraine - WSJ
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said that Russia had withdrawn a sizable number of troops from eastern Ukraine—though some remained. Meanwhile Russia-backed rebels in the region said they had begun pulling back their heavy artillery, after Ukrainian troops did the same.
Si même l’OTAN le dit,…
Mais la prudence reste de mise.
“There does seem to be, for the first time in several months, a set of indicators that seem to point in one direction, which is de-escalation,” one senior NATO diplomat said.
Still, he added, “we’ve seen any number of occasions in the last six or eight months where indicators pointed one direction, and we wake up some random Wednesday and they start pointing the other direction.”
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On Tuesday, defense spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko said that while some Russian units had been seen crossing the border back into Russia, others had entered Ukraine. “A rotation of units is taking place,” he told a daily briefing.
He also accused Russia of continuing to operate training camps for separatist fighters on its territory as well.