U.S., allies demand Russia withdraw 100,000 troops from border with Ukraine

The UN Security Council is blaming a build-up of Russian troops near the border as the cause for the tensions.

News Agency of Nigeria • January 31, 2022

United Nations Security Council [Photo credit: CFR]

The UN Security Council is set to discuss the latest chapter in the Ukraine conflict for the first time on Monday, with the United States and its allies demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from the border with Ukraine.

The Council blamed a build-up of Russian troops near the border as the cause for the tensions to spiral with the West.

The United States put the issue on the agenda last week after informal talks with other Security Council members and Ukraine.

“This is not a moment to wait and see. The council’s full attention is needed now, and we look forward to the direct and purposeful discussion on Monday,” U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

The deliberations were to be held in public, with the U.S. and its Western allies having repeatedly warned of a possible imminent invasion of Ukraine.

They were demanding a withdrawal of some 100,000 Russian troops from the border region.

However, no solution to the stand-off was expected on Monday. Instead, the U.S. was expected to use the international stage as leverage against Russia.

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