BRUSSELS – Russia’s announcement on April 22 that it was ordering troops back to base from the area near the border with Ukraine is important and timely, a NATO official said, adding that the Western military alliance would remain vigilant.
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Russia-backed separatists parade in tanks during Victory Day in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 9, 2018.