Kremlin says watching U.S. actions over Ukraine with great concern
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MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it was watching with great concern after the United States put 8,500 troops on alert to be ready to deploy to Europe in case of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Washington of fuelling tensions over Ukraine - repeating Moscow's line that the crisis is being driven by U.S. and NATO actions rather than by its own build-up of tens of thousands of troops near the Ukrainian border.Western states accuse Russia of planning a new attack on Ukraine, which it invaded in 2014.
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