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Russia retains heightened military border presence: Ukraine leader

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Last Updated : Dec 17 2018 | 5:15 AM IST

Russia retains a heightened military presence on Ukraine's border, having pulled back "less than 10 percent" of its forces since tensions between the countries peaked in November, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

"The biggest part (of troops) is still there, less than 10 per cent have been withdrawn," Poroshenko told a press conference.

After a maritime conflict with Moscow in the Black Sea in late November, Poroshenko accused Russia of having sharply raised its military presence on the border, with Ukraine warning of the threat of "full-scale war."

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First Published: Dec 17 2018 | 5:15 AM IST

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