Why did Russia withdraw from attacking Ukraine?


 

Russia said on Wednesday that it was returning its troops and weapons deployed along the border to their bases, in addition to approving talks with the West in signs of easing tensions over its conflict over Ukraine. However, the US and some of its NATO allies are still strict on this matter.

On Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced that some units participating in the military exercise would begin returning to their bases. This came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, where he reportedly demanded clear steps from Russia to defuse the current tensions.

 

In fact, Russia wants the West to keep Ukraine and other former Soviet countries out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), halt the deployment of weapons along its borders, and withdraw troops from Eastern Europe. After the failure of diplomatic talks, Russia deployed its troops to the Ukrainian border. After which the US and its allies were alerted about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, Russia has denied any plan of aggression and termed it as "madness" of Western countries.

Top ten developments on Russia-Ukraine conflict:

 

1. Vladimir Putin said after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday that he is ready to take a diplomatic route to end tensions with Ukraine. Putin said the West had agreed to discuss a ban on missile deployments, a ban on military exercises and other confidence building measures. Putin said Russia was ready to discuss "some of those elements", but added that it would only do so "in conjunction with core issues that are of primary importance to us".

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