Russia pulls its troops from Ukraine border after military build-up
23 Apr, 2021 03:12 AM
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Conflict between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels has been ongoing since Russia annexed Crimea in early 2014. Photo / AP
Conflict between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels has been ongoing since Russia annexed Crimea in early 2014. Photo / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Nataliya Vasilyeva and Roland Oliphant
Russia has ordered its troops amassing at the border with Ukraine to pull back, dialling down fears of an imminent invasion that threatened to pull the West into conflict with Vladimir Putin.
An estimated 100,000 Russian troops had moved to the border and into the Russia-occupied Crimean peninsula, something the region has not seen since major hostilities in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015.