NATO shows “cautious optimism” on Ukraine after announcement of partial withdrawal of Russian troops

The general secretary of the NATOJens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that Russia He is implying that he wants to dialogue, which generates “cautious optimism”, but he stressed that there are still no concrete signs of de-escalation on the border with Ukraine.

“We believe that there is room for cautious optimism, there are signs from Moscow about its interest in maintaining diplomatic efforts.”, Stoltenberg said, estimating that the transfer of Russian troops from the border does not represent a real de-escalation.

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In the day, Russia announced the partial withdrawal of the troops stationed near the border with Ukraine.

However, at a conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg assured that Russian troops have left heavy equipment and military infrastructure in place, and that this would allow a rapid return of troops to the vicinity of the border.

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Therefore, the head of the NATO He added that “so far we have not seen a de-escalation, nor have we seen signs of a reduction in the Russian military presence on Ukraine’s borders.”

“We will continue to monitor and closely follow everything that Russia is doing”he pointed.

The decision of Russia to concentrate some 100,000 soldiers and war equipment on the borders of that country with Ukraineat the end of 2021, made all the alarm lights go off about an eventual invasion of Ukrainian territory.

In this high-tension setting, Russia presented demands and guarantees that the NATO it will not accept Ukraine’s request for membership in that military alliance, and the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe.

Members of the NATO They ruled out the possibility of closing the organization’s door to Ukraine, but expressed their willingness to talk with Russia about their security concerns.

Western countries have proposed Russia several thematic dialogues that include coordinated arms control measures and transparency mechanisms in military exercises.

This picture of tensions, however, restored vigor and internal unity to NATO, an alliance that was desperately seeking to recover from the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Source: Elcomercio

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