Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (left) meets with Belarusian counterpart Viktar Khrenin (center) and Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk on February 3.
RFE: Tensions Between Moscow, West Rise Further Over Troop Levels
Russia and the West have clashed over each other's troop levels in Eastern Europe as tensions in a standoff over Ukraine continue to rise.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on February 3 accused Moscow of amassing some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons in Belarus in recent days in what amounts to the biggest Russian military deployment to the neighboring country since the end of the Cold War.
Stoltenberg's announcement came after Washington said it would send thousands of troops to Europe to bolster NATO allies amid a continued standoff prompted by a massive Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border that the West suspects could be the prelude to an invasion.
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More News On Russia Criticizing The Recent US Decision to Send More Troops To Eastern Europe
Kremlin accuses U.S. of stoking tension with troop deployments -- Reuters
Russia reacts to new US troop buildup in Europe -- RT
Ukraine tensions: Russia condemns destructive US troop increase in Europe -- BBC
First Thing: Russia calls increased US deployments a ‘destructive step’ -- The Guardian
Russia Criticizes US Decision to Send More Troops -- Kyiv Post