Russian forces aren’t withdrawing from certain areas in Ukraine, but they’re instead regrouping, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday. Earlier this week, Russian Defense Ministry officials said its forces would scale down its military around the capital Kyiv and Chernihiv to the north, which was met by skepticism by U.S. and Ukrainian officials. And last week, Moscow said it would focus its operation in the Donbass, located in eastern Ukraine. “According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbass region,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Belgium. “At the same time, Russia maintains pressure on Kyiv and other cities. So we can expect additional offensive actions, bringing even more suffering,” he said. The NATO chief echoed comments made by U.S. officials that Russia is not negotiating with Kyiv’s government in good faith and are using the talks to …
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