Spring 2021 saw the biggest Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border since the seven-year war between the two countries first erupted in 2014. While Moscow’s late April announcement of impending Russian troop withdrawals initially eased international concerns over the possibility of a new Kremlin offensive, current intelligence reports indicate that the vast majority of Russian forces remain in position close to the border. A major escalation in Europe’s only active war cannot be ruled out.
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A Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the checkpoint in the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol, the last large city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Kyiv on April 26, 2021.
