Ukraine crisis: No sign of Russia withdrawal, says NATO

According to the BBC

The NATO claimed that Russian troops haven’t left from the border with Ukraine, after Kremlin has made two announcements of military withdrawals. According to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general, there is no evidence or sign of any withdrawal by the Russian troops. He also claimed that a Russian withdrawal would help to de-escalate the Ukrainian crisis.

BBC also said that Russia, previously, ordered to their troops in the Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions to return to their bases. However, as said by the Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby, "We have seen no indication of any movement."

In the BBC new we can find an analysis by Jonathan Marcus, a BBC Diplomatic correspondent. The analysis says that the 40.000 Russian troops placed on the Ukrainian border is a tool to threat the Ukrainian government.

The regions of Donetsk and Luhansk declared themselves independent after the 11 May referendum. Those regions said that they will not recognize the Ukrainian president elections of the next Sunday.

Russia also claimed to the Ukrainian government to stop the violence against the Pro-Russian demonstrators, due to the continuous violence in the east part of the country.

According to RT

It is very interesting how contradictory are both outlets. In the new developed by RT, we can see a video where Russian troops are leaving. In the video, the Russian withdrawal is imminent. So the question would be: ¿Who is manipulating the truth? ¿The NATO or Russia? ¿BBC or RT?

According to RT, Vladimir Putin ordered to the defense minister to bring the Russian troops back from the southwestern border with Ukraine. Russian Government also requested to Ukraine to stop the violence and to start peaceful talks between the Ukrainian government and Pro-Russian demonstrators.

In the weekend, there were violent events in the region of Donetsk. This region and Lugansk are self-claimed “independent” because of the referendum.

The RT new also reminded the detention of two Russian journalists in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. The Foreign Ministry of Russia requested the release of both journalists. BBC didn’t say anything about this issue.

Bibliography

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27476172

http://rt.com/news/159888-putin-troops-back-bases/