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Ukraine's Military Believes Russian Announcement Of Scaling Back Operations Is Attempt To Mislead

File image: Volodymyr Zelenskyy via @ZelenskyyUa/Twitter

Russia withdrawing soldiers from Kyiv's outskirts

Ukraine's military says Russian pledges to scale back operations in two key cities is an attempt to mislead.

The Kremlin is withdrawing forces from the outskirts of Kyiv & Chernihiv.

But Western officials believe soldiers are being redeployed elsewhere.

The Russian announcement followed peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cautiously welcomed progress, but thinks Russia still cannot be trusted:

Paul Rogers, Professor of peace studies at Bradford University, says Russia has been forced to rethink its plans:

 

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