In recent weeks, a major Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border has sparked fears of a possible major escalation in the simmering seven-year conflict between the two countries. Speaking in Brussels on April 19, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated that Russia has now deployed more than 100,000 troops to the border with Ukraine, and warned that “a spark” could set off an escalation.
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position on the frontline with Russian-backed seperatists near the small city of Maryinka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on April 20, 2021.
