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Voice of America: US not yet alarmed by Russian military buildup near Ukraine, top general says

By Voice of America.

Published Nov. 4, 2021. Updated Nov. 4 at 1:10 am

Ukrainian forces take part in tank drills in Donbas Oblast on April 18, 2021. On the frontline in Ukraine's east, battle-weary soldiers are skeptical that US sanctions against Moscow and Kyiv's appeal for NATO help will deter Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. Faced with the largest deployment of Russian troops on Ukraine's borders since 2014, President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested more tangible help from the West, but many Ukrainian troops say they know they are on their own. (AFP)

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Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is not yet setting off any alarms in Washington. The United States’ highest-ranking military officer Wednesday said the U.S. was aware of Moscow’s military movement, describing it as “significant” but also as “nothing overtly aggressive.”