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Speaking in a live broadcast, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says there are 9,000 Russian troops on Ukraine territory. He has demanded their immediate withdrawal. MORE TO FOLLOW
Here is a wrap from our news desk on Poroshenko's remarks, which we mentioned earlier:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of sending more than 9,000 troops into Ukrainian territory.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, Poroshenko demanded that Russia immediately implement all of its obligations under the Minsk peace plan, close Russia’s border with Ukraine, "and withdraw all the foreign troops from my territory."
Poroshenko said Russia now has "more than 9,000 troops in my territory" including about "500 tanks, heavy artillery and armored personnel carriers."
Earlier, Poroshenko said in an interview that Russia had sent additional Russian troops, tanks, and armored personnel carriers into Ukrainian territory in recent days.
He said the Russian military deployments are clearly a form of aggression.
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed those allegations as baseless.
Poroshenko's statements came ahead of a meeting in Berlin of the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine.