Russian video shows tanks leaving annexed Crimea, but NATO and the US are disputing the claim

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Footage of the crossing of the Crimean bridge by a train with military equipment of units of the #Southern Military District, moving to the point of permanent deployment.
The units of the Southern Military District, which have completed their participation in tactical exercises at the training grounds of the Crimean Peninsula, are marching to their permanent deployment points by rail.
The personnel of the unit loaded armored vehicles on caterpillar tracks: tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery mounts onto railway platforms at loading stations. Military echelons will deliver military equipment and military personnel to the points of permanent deployment of military units. Upon arrival, the equipment will be serviced and prepared for the next stage of combat training.

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On Wednesday, Russia's defense ministry publishes a video showing tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea after a drill, adding that some troops were returning to their permanent bases, Reuters reports. NATO’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Wednesday that there is no evidence of de-escalation and that Russia is increasing the number of troops, per The Guardian. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday "what we're seeing is no meaningful pullback," CNN reports. According to US President Joe Biden, some 150,000 Russian troops are still amassed near the border. Meanwhile, the Russian parliament's lower chamber voted to call on President Vladimir Putin to recognize eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister called this a "de facto and de jure withdraw from the Minsk agreements with all the attendant consequences," according to Reuters

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