Ukraine Crisis: Russian troops exit Crimea

Russia has announced an end of its Crimea military drills

According to AFP news agency, troops are now leaving the military training.

Russia’s Southern military district said on Tuesday that its forces have started withdrawing from Crimea and returning to their bases.

Interfax reported that the withdrawal comes after completing drills on the peninsula which Russia seized from Ukraine.

The West is anxiously awaiting to see what Russia does next, as tensions continue to escalate on the border with Ukraine

US President Joe Biden says a Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility”, but the human cost would be “immense”.

In remarks televised across the world, the President stated that the US was ready to respond decisively, should an invasion take place.

Biden revealed that Russia had now massed some 150,000 troops on the border with Ukraine.

Earlier reports of a pull back of troops are still to be verified by America

Russia’s defence minister has said some forces have withdrawn. Mr Biden said that this had not been verified.

“[Russian forces leaving] would be good, but we have not yet verified that. We have not yet verified the Russian military units are returning to their home bases,” the US president said.

“Indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position.”

Biden’s address came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Moscow’s security concerns be addressed and taken seriously.

Putin has always denied he is planning an incursion

Putin has earlier stated that his nation did not want another war in Europe, however, tensions in the region have been rising since November.

Russia has deep cultural and historic ties with Ukraine, which is a former Soviet republic

What exactly does Russia want?

The Kremlin wants to be assured that Kyiv will not join the Western Nato military alliance because he sees any expansion of it as a threat to Russia. Nato has since

US President Biden has supposed a proposal by the Russian government to continue diplomacy.