The withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border, according to the White House, was a "false" announcement. In fact, Moscow would have deployed another 7 thousand soldiers and "at any moment" could launch an operation as a pretext for the invasion.
Meanwhile, in Belarus, according to CNN, the construction of a bridge on the border with the Ukrainian territories would have begun to facilitate activities. Satellite images from the past two days show new roads and the bridge along the Pripyat River, a key river in Belarus less than 6-7km from the Ukrainian border.
American President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Moscow to take concrete measures to defuse tensions, and to "take concrete steps towards de-escalation".
A meeting of the European Council is scheduled today on the Ukrainian crisis, while the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, will meet Sergey Lavrov.
(Unioneonline / ss)
