(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the troops that took part in military exercises this week to return to base, Russian news agencies quoted the Kremlin spokesman as saying.
Dmitry Peskov said that the military exercises had been a succes
The exercises took place across western Russia, an area which borders Ukrain
Moscow had denied that the exercises, which began last week, had anything to do with events in Ukraine, where Putin has said he has the right to deploy troops to protect Russian compatriots. The exercises ended on schedul
Putin watched the final day of the exercises on Monday, showing no sign of concern at warnings from western powers that Russia could face sanctions for taking control of Ukraine's southern Crimea region. "The supreme commander of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, gave the order for the troops and units, taking part in the military exercises, to return to their bases," Peskov sai
There was no word on movement of Russian forces in Crimea
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