Report: Western Media Got It Wrong on Russian Troop Drawdown
Mil & Intel
By Nolan Peterson | December 29, 2021
KYIV, Ukraine — On Christmas Day, multiple Western media outlets reported that Russia had removed some 10,000 soldiers from Ukraine’s borders. On social media, many prominent Russia watchers celebrated the move as a welcome sign that Russia may have backed down from its threats to wage a military offensive against Ukraine this winter.
Citing a Bloomberg story titled, “Russia Returns Some Troops to Base After Training Near Ukraine,” Serhii Plokhy, a noted historian and Ukraine expert, tweeted: “With the Russian officials drawing parallels with the Cuban missile crisis, is this ‘the other fellow just blinked’ moment?”
Referencing a similar story by Reuters, Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Russia, tweeted: “Good sign.”
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