MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian officials on Thursday dismissed 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 demoralise and disorientate the international community, foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Wednesday told a congressional foreign affairs committee that Russia had deployed thousands and thousands of troops to Ukraine, although she said she could not give a precise number.Russias deputy defence minister Anatoly Antonov also denied the allegation, as well as that by the …read more
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