Putin Orders Russian Troops Away From Ukrainian Border

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more than 17,000 troops to withdraw from an area near the Ukrainian border as he prepares to meet with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko. A Kremlin spokesman said the Russian troops spent the past few months training in the Rostov region, which is located across the border from the areas in southeastern Ukraine where pro-Russian rebels have been battling government forces. Poroshenko said Saturday that he and Putin would hold talks...

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