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iplomat said on Monday that Russia has massed some 100,000 troops near the border." The AP (4/22, Isachenkov) reports that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu "ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills...but said that they should leave their weapons behind in western Russia for

rned against crossing a Russian 'red line' with additional pressure on Moscow." According to the Times, "That mobilization had increasingly worried the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, European capitals and Washington, and was seen as an early foreign policy challenge for the Biden administration." Axios (4/22, Basu, Lawler, 1.2

ng military movements carry "dangerous risks of escalation." U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone today with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to clarify Russia's intentions for its troops amassed along the border with Ukraine, Rear Admiral John Kirby, Hagel's spokesman, said at a news co

y that at times it was direct," Kirby said of the exchange. NATO Allies Obama said that while in Europe, he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the defense of any member that comes under attack. Those allies include several on the front lines of the confrontation, such as former Soviet

ng military movements carry "dangerous risks of escalation." U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone today with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to clarify Russia's intentions for its troops amassed along the border with Ukraine, Rear Admiral John Kirby, Hagel's spokesman, said at a news co

y that at times it was direct," Kirby said of the exchange. NATO Allies Obama said that while in Europe, he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the defense of any member that comes under attack. Those allies include several on the front lines of the confrontation, such as former Soviet