Russia continues to increase the number of troops it has massed on the Ukrainian border, Nato’s secretary-general warned on Wednesday, even as Moscow insisted it was withdrawing forces.
Jens Stoltenberg said the western security alliance was “prepared for the worst” as tension persisted over Ukraine, despite continuing diplomatic effort to avert conflict and after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a partial troop withdrawal on Tuesday.
“We have not seen any de-escalation,” Stoltenberg said on arriving at a two-day summit of Nato defence ministers in Brussels. “We see they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way . . We are prepared for the worst.”
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