After the drill from Ukraine and Belarus’s border, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin claimed that some of the troops would be sent back to their home base. Putin stated that he was available to renewed talks; however, United States President Joe Biden remains skeptical of the withdrawal and believes an invasion is still a distinct possibility.
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden informed reporters that the US has “not yet confirmed” that Russian military units are retreating to their home bases and that they “remain very much in a threatening position.” Around 130,000 heavily armed Russian soldiers remained stationed on Ukraine’s borders, and European officials, like US officials, insist they have detected no indication of Russian military withdrawal.
Putin stated earlier at a press conference in Moscow alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Western deterrence tactics continue to pose a “direct and immediate threat to national security.”
“The responses we received from the United States and NATO members to security guarantees proposals, in our opinion, do not meet the three basic Russian requirements,” Putin said.
“We are ready to continue this joint work further. We are also ready to follow the negotiation track but all issues must be considered as a whole, without being separated from the main Russian proposals, the implementation of which is an unconditional priority for us.”
Edited by- Subbuthai Padma
Published by- Radhika. N
