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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he asked Russia to prove its intentions by pulling back troops deployed on Ukraine's borders. SOUNDBITE
Images provided by the Russian Defence Ministry show the withdrawal of Russian troops that have been running drills near the Ukrainian border following weeks of heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the buildup. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to the country's eastern frontline and meets with soldiers soldiers as German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls on Moscow to reduce its troop buildup near Ukraine. IMAGES
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar arrives in Turkey's Hatay province, on the border with Syria, to meet with troops after Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in Syria's northwest on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer Moscow over the war-torn Idlib rebel enclave. IMAGES
Relatives welcome home the prisoners involved in a landmark exchange between Ukraine and Russia as they land in Kiev. The Ukrainian prisoners released include filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who said he was happy to be home. IMAGES
The biggest build-up of NATO forces since the Cold War is set to be deployed next year on Russia’s European borders.
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