NATO: Russia not withdraws troops from Ukraine

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove said this at the press conference in the Pentagon, the Radio Liberty reports.

"We have not seen Russia removing any of its forces in Ukraine. The command and control, air defense, artillery spotting support, artillery support, personnel, supplies, all still being supplied to Donbas by Russia," Breedlove said.

He stressed that he was also concerned about the actions of Russia in Syria.

"What I'm concerned is that folks have taken their eye off of Ukraine a little bit because of what is happening in Syria. And that is -- that is a technique that I think has been employed here a couple of times. Invade Crimea. Take the world's eyes off of Crimea by invading Donbas. Take the world's eyes off of Donbas by getting involved in Syria. And we to be focused on the fact that this is a larger construct by Russia. And we need to think holistically about our response to Russia," the NATO Supreme Allied Commander said.

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