MOSCOW, 16 February 2022, (TON): Russia held the door open on Monday to further talks on resolving its standoff with the West and said some of its military drills were ending, signalling a possible easing of the crisis over Ukraine.
While the comments from President Vladimir Putin and his foreign and defence ministers seemed to offer hope of a de-escalation, the Pentagon said “Russia had strengthened its forces amassed on the border with Ukraine over the weekend.”
Spokesman John Kirby told media “Putin continues to add forces along that border with Ukraine and in Belarus, even just over the course of the weekend, he’s well north of 100,000.”
During a carefully choreographed meeting with Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “there is always a chance” to reach an agreement with the West over Ukraine.
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