Ukraine crisis: Russia criticises US military moves as ‘destructive step’
by Andrew Roth in Moscow, Julian Borger in Washington from on (#5VQR1)
Moscow says US deployments in eastern Europe increase tensions, as Nato says Russia has moved 30,000 troops to Belarus
The US decision to deploy more than 3,000 US troops in Germany, Poland and Romania is a destructive step" that makes it harder to reach a compromise over Ukraine, Russia's deputy foreign minister has said, as Moscow continues to build up its forces.
Alexander Grushko said the move by Joe Biden would increase military tension and reduce scope for political decision", and would delight" Ukrainian authorities, who would continue sabotaging the Minsk agreements with impunity". The Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015 were designed to reach a political settlement in the east of Ukraine, including greater autonomy.
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