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Kremlin says military movements near Ukraine are defensive, pose no threat

FRANCE24, 01 Apr 2021
The #Kremlin said on Thursday that recent Russian troop and military hardware movements near #Russia's borders with Ukraine were aimed at ensuring Moscow's own security and were not a threat to anyone. #Ukraine's commander-in-chief this week accused Moscow of building up forces near their shared border and said that pro-Russian separatists were systematically violating a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine amid rising tensions. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.

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