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Russia orders troop pullback but keeps weapons near Ukraine

by Vladimir Isachenkov
| April 22, 2021 7:30 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister on Thursday ordered troops back to their permanent bases following massive drills amid tensions with Ukraine, but said they should leave their weapons behind in western Russia for another exercise later this year.

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