Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more than 17,000 troops to withdraw from an area near the Ukrainian border as he prepares to meet with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko.
A Kremlin spokesman said the Russian troops spent the past few months training in the Rostov region, which is located across the border from the areas in southeastern Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels have been battling government forces.
Poroshenko said Saturday that he and Putin would hold talks later this week on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe summit in Milan.
The Ukraine leader warned of difficult negotiations, while telling reporters the country was “very close” …read more
Source: Voice of America
