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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Russia denies US claim of ‘thousands’ of troops in Ukraine
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussian officials dismiss a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent “thousands” of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
“These figures, which are plucked out of the air, of course demoralize and disorientate the international community,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says.
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Wednesday tells a congressional foreign affairs committee that Russia has deployed “thousands and thousands” of troops to Ukraine, although she says she could not give a precise number.
— AFP
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