The European Union will remain vigilant as Moscow is not withdrawing Russian troops from the border with Ukraine, but adding even more troops to the military reinforcements, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
“We have heard complaints from Russia about troop withdrawals, but we have not seen any signs of retreat on the ground. On the contrary, the intensification continues,” the EU representative told reporters in Brussels ahead of an extraordinary summit scheduled to discuss the crisis.
On Wednesday, the United States claimed that Russian forces concentrated along Ukraine’s borders had increased by approximately 7,000 troops in recent days. The information stands in direct contrast to Moscow’s claims that it was pulling back its troops.
A senior US government official said the increase makes Russia’s withdrawal claim “false”, and warned that President Vladimir Putin’s public openness to diplomacy was just a cover.
Source: CNN Brasil
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