Russia has announced that some of its troops would return to base after completing recent drills, but stressed that other major military exercises would continue.
The Russian Defense Ministry said troops from its Southern and Western military districts — parts of which are next door to Ukraine had begun returning to their home stations, though the announcement did not say precisely where those troops were permanently based, where they had been exercising, or how many of them were withdrawing.
Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near Ukraine’s border in recent weeks,…
