Joe Biden has told Vladimir Putin to stand down in Ukraine as the two leaders shared a phone call today amid a massive build-up of Russian troops on the border. Stationed alongside the Russian troops are tanks, artillery, armoured personnel carriers, anti-aircraft missile systems, landing craft and artillery boats. Ukraine says Russia has accumulated 41,000 troops at its border with eastern Ukraine and 42,000 more in Crimea. 'Russia must end this military buildup in and around Ukraine, stop its provocations and de-escalate immediately,' Stoltenberg added. 'Never before has there been so much Nato military hardware in Ukraine,' claimed the report.

Source: The Nation April 13, 2021 15:56 UTC