© /Associated PressAlarm bells are ringing across Europe over a buildup of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine in recent months. Private analysts have compiled videos from social media and other sources of Russian military road convoys and trains, and used satellite images to watch as individual units gather in encampments. Russian officials focused on trying to get the U.S. to agree that NATO should halt its expansion eastward, but didn’t get far. Russian officials have said they don’t want any conflicts and Moscow wants to ensure a balance of interests in the region. Mr. Putin has spoken of what he sees as the need to revise the entire post-Cold War order in Europe.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 22, 2022 14:13 UTC