Russia presents peace after troop withdrawal: I blame the West for propaganda

While Moscow has announced the withdrawal of a portion of troops from the border with Ukraine, causing the world to breathe more freely, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has accused the West of being manipulated with alarm for a possible Russian attack on the former Soviet republic.

In a report on the BBC's telegram, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: February “15, 2022 will go down in history as the day the Western War propaganda failed. They are ashamed and destroyed without a shot.

This comment is read as part of Russian domestic propaganda to convince citizens that the withdrawal decision was positive for Russia.

Russia had deployed around 130,000 troops near the Ukrainian border, including about 30,000 troops participating in military exercises in Belarus.