Russia called claims it is poised to invade neighboring Ukraine “ridiculous” and blamed NATO for increasing tensions by wanting to drag the former Soviet satellite into the alliance.President Vladimir Putin has demanded a number of security guarantees from Western nations, including barring Ukraine or other former Soviet states from becoming NATO members and a drawback of forces from Eastern Europe. He has stationed more than 100,000 troops and heavy military equipment along Russia’s eastern border with Ukraine, and the US has said an attack could happen at any time.
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