Stated NATO: We have seen signs that Russian presence on the Ukrainian border is diminishing

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Russia's announcement of Russian troop withdrawal provides hope for optimism, but the alliance expects to see real passage, Periscope broadcast.

Before the NATO member states' defence ministers' meeting, Stoltenberg said: the new developments provide chaotic hope, but on the ground we have not seen any sign of the deespass. So far we have not seen signs that military presence on the Ukrainian borders is diminishing, but we will continue to monitor. Russia has deployed the “war force without seeing since the Cold War.

In the end, he said that provocations should be stopped and efforts for diplomatic solutions to the situation begin. /Periscopi/