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Are they really gone? The Elysée, the White House, NATO doubt it. Nothing indicates that the Russians have evacuated part of their troops from the Ukrainian borders, as they claim. The Ukrainians make the same observation.
This is the image that Russia wants to show to the world: that of tanks and soldiers returning to their garrison. Propaganda video or the beginning of a real withdrawal, the Russians are struggling to convince. For NATO, no de-escalation is visible, on the contrary, Vladimir Putin’s army would strengthen its positions.
On the Ukrainian side, President Zelensky is go see his troops in training, he appears as a warlord, ready to resist a Russian invasion, because the threat still hangs. In Kiev, 5,000 shelters bomb can protect the population, that of the central station being one of the safest. In the event of a bombardment, the 47 metro stations will serve as a refuge, civilians will have 20 minutes to reach the shelter before it closes.