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Putin Orders Troop Pullback from Ukraine Border: Kremlin

12 Oct 2014 13:10

Islam Times - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to pull troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country.

"The head of state has tasked the defense minister with beginning to bring troops back to their permanent bases," the Kremlin said late Saturday evening.

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