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US disputes Russian troops withdrawal from Ukraine border

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The United States does not believe Russia's claim to be withdrawing troops from the Ukraine border and suspects Moscow has increased its presence by as many as 7,000 troops, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday.

"So yesterday, the Russian government said it was withdrawing troops from the border with Ukraine… But we now know it was false," the official told reporters without offering details or providing evidence.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said...

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