“We now see a new Russian military build-up at least a few thousand more Russian troops deployed to the Ukrainian border.”
Russia has increased the number of troops it had stationed on the border with Ukraine, in spite of calls from the international community for a draw down, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO, has said.
The Secretary-General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, stated this on Thursday during an event at Chatham House in London.
“We now see a new Russian military build-up at least a few thousand more Russian troops deployed to the Ukrainian border.
“We see troop manoeuvres in the neighbourhood of Ukraine,’’ he said.
He said it would be “positive” if the troops were being deployed to prevent a flow of weapons and fighters into Ukraine.
“But that’s not what we’re seeing,” he added. “I consider this a very regrettable step backwards and it seems that Russia keeps the option to intervene further.”
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