US President Biden claims Russian troops continue “encircling Ukraine” despite Moscow saying it’s withdrawing them
US President Joe Biden has reacted to Moscow’s statement on Russian troops beginning to leave the Ukrainian border after military exercises, telling the reporters on Tuesday that the US has “not verified” the information.
Biden continued to insist an invasion of Ukraine could still happen, saying at the presser that Americans should follow previous orders and leave the area. He claimed some 150,000 Russian troops continue “encircling Ukraine,” without providing any evidence for the number cited.
Russian troops leaving Ukraine “would be good, but we have not yet verified it,” Biden said. He did not take questions following his speech.
Other world leaders cast doubt on reports of troops departing, with some western journalists going as far as to claim they are instead repositioning for an attack.
Moscow has repeatedly denied it harbors any attack plans, while pointing finger at the NATO for escalating the situation and endangering security in Europe.
Biden claimed, however, that the US and others do not pose a threat to Russia.
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