Troops withdrawn from drills near western borders to avoid speculations on elections in Ukraine - Putin

It has been decided to send subdivisions of the Armed Forces, which held drills near Russian's western border, to their sites of permanent deployment in order to avoid speculations during the elections in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"In order to create additional and favorable conditions around the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine and in order to avoid speculations [we did this]. If someone does see what is happening, let them look closer," Putin told reporters.