The US realized that the Russian Federation took two-thirds of its troops from the borders with Ukraine

The U.S. recognizes that two thirds of Russian troops withdrawn from the Russian-Ukrainian border, according to a text of the speech Ambassador to the United States to the OSCE Daniel Baer at the meeting of the permanent Council of the Organization, released on Thursday, among the reporters.

" We realize that not less than 2 thirds (Russian) troops allocated to date from the border ", - stated in the text of the speech of Baer.

at the same time, the assurances Ambassador to the United States, Several thousand Russian soldiers are close to the border with Ukraine." somehow We don't stop to watch the activity of Russian troops near the border. Several thousand soldiers remain close to the border, and certain parts able to conduct operations in the short term (after the command) ", - has shown Baer.

As said on may 19, the press service of the Kremlin, leader of the Russian Federation centuries Putin gave a command to return to places of permanent deployment of troops participating in the exercises in Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions, located on the border line with Ukraine.

Permanent representative of the United States tried to convince the Russian Federation to affect " Pro-Russian forces in the East of Ukraine for the liberation of OSCE observers, arrested on 26 and 29 may in Donetsk and Lugansk regions and to strengthen the Russian-Ukrainian border in order to prevent the penetration there arms and militias from the territory of the Russian Federation. However, in his own accusations against Russia regarding communication militias in the East of Ukraine Baer continued to refer only to evidence the media.

The Russian Federation has stated before in different international forums, that if the West accuses Russian Federation in supporting militias in the East of Ukraine, it must provide adequate proof.

before Thursday, the Russian Ambassador to the OSCE Andrei Kelin told reporters that the Russian Federation does everything they can to free the OSCE observers, and the cessation of punitive operations of Ukrainian troops in the East of Ukraine would create favorable rules for their release.


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