U.S. and NATO see no evidence Russia has withdrawn troops : NPR

President Biden says 150,000 Russian troops ring Ukraine's borders.Officials from the U.S. and NATO say they have not seen a major withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine's borders, despite the announcement this week by President Vladimir Putin that Russian military officials had ordered some troops to return to their home bases. A senior administration official told reporters in a background briefing Wednesday that Russia's claims that it's pulling troops away from the border are "false."In fact, we have now confirmed that in the last several days, Russia has increased its troop presence along the Ukrainian border by as many as 7,000 troops, with some arriving as recently as today," the official said.The number of Russian troops ringing Ukraine's borders on three sides has grown to 150,000, President Biden said Tuesday. Late last week, U.S. officials sharply escalated warnings about the situation in Ukraine, urging Americans to leave the country as soon as possible ahead of an invasion that White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said "may well happen soon." Speaking on condition of anonymity, officials said that Russia's military preparations for a full-scale invasion were complete and that an invasion was possible at any point this week.