BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine.
NATO outlined a series of potential troop and ship deployments, Britain said it would withdraw some diplomats from Kyiv, and Ireland warned that upcoming Russian war games off its coast would be unwelcome.
The statement summed up moves already announced by individual member countries.
But restating them under the NATO banner appeared aimed at showing the alliance’s resolve.
It was just one of a series of announcements signaling the West is ramping up its rhetoric in the information war that has accompanied the Ukraine standoff.
Russia has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border but denies it is planning an invasion.
