US claims that Russia sent 7,000 more troops to Ukraine border

After assuring that it would withdraw troops from the border with Ukraine, Russia sent 7,000 more soldiers, thus joining the 150,000 already stationed there. The information was released by a senior US government official.

According to what was pointed out in a meeting with journalists, it is "false" that Moscow has ordered a military withdrawal on the border with Ukraine, but rather that, on the contrary, it has strengthened its troops and awaits "any excuse" to carry out the much-feared invasion.

For his part, Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured that “we continue to see critical units moving towards the border, not away” , thus ruling out the possibility of a withdrawal by the Russians.

“One thing is what Russia says and another what it does. We have not seen any pushback from their forces,” Blinken added.

Both the United States and European countries have closely followed the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, many dismiss the word of Russian President Vladimir Putin who assured days ago that the troops would withdraw and that it was just a normal military exercise.

The Ukrainians are skeptical, such is the case of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, who indicated that “the declarations about the withdrawal are not enough. We need transparency and facts.”

While the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video showing a train full of armored vehicles crossing a bridge while leaving Crimea. In this way they show that they are fulfilling the promise of withdrawal.

Invasion force

For NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Russia has not demobilized any troops and assures that Moscow has a "massive invasion force ready to attack with high-level capabilities from Crimea to Belarus."

According to Stoltenberg, this represents "the largest build-up of force" since the Cold War and has been used to "intimidate" other countries as "the new normal."

According to his version, NATO has shown real signs of risk reduction and arms control, while Russia's demonstrations have been vague and without substance.