The European Union will closely monitor the withdrawal of Russian troops in places of permanent deployment of the Rostov region from the border with Ukraine, where they were held summer training, said Last news official authorized head of the EU diplomacy Maya Kocijancic.

The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin last weekend ordered the defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to begin to return to the places of permanent deployment of troops who participated in the summer training in the Rostov region. The story is about 17, 6 thousand soldiers. According to information from the Ministry of defence, connections, and Military units of the southern military district already returned to their permanent dislocation.

" We took into account the order of the President of the Russian Federation to withdraw from the Ukrainian border in places of permanent deployment. The withdrawal of troops from the border is a long-standing request. The EU will closely watch developments in place, the most in the practical implementation of the announced withdrawal, " She said Last news on the first day of the week.

She also referred to the call fully not to violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

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