Russian Troops Withdraw Following Exercises Around Ukraine Borders

Russia announced today that some of its troops would return to base after completing recent drills but stressed that other major military exercises would continue. The Russian Defence Ministry said troops from its southern and western military districts had begun returning to their home stations though the announcement did not  say where those troops were permanently based, where they had been exercising or how many of them were withdrawing. Russia had amassed more than 130,000 troops along Ukraine’s border in recent weeks which raised fear that an invasion could be imminent.