Russia’s claim to be withdrawing troops from the border with Ukraine does not appear to be the case on the ground, a UK defence minister has said.
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Armed forces minister James Heappey said Moscow was continuing to deploy thousands more soldiers to the region and building bridges across rivers that could be used as part of a military incursion into Ukraine.

Despite brief hopes of a respite in tensions after Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Tuesday that there would be a 'partial' drawdown of forces, some Nato countries remained sceptical about how many of the roughly 130,000 troops had really been withdrawn. It is important Russia understands that Nato is completely united on the issue, added the UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace

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