Russia deployed more troops to Ukraine border to ensure security (Kremlin)

President Putin ordered increased security on the Russian-Ukrainian border a few weeks ago, and so Moscow is surprised by allegations about the concentration of Russian troops on its frontiers, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

“We are surprised by such claims about the concentration of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border. In this case, it’s not about any concentration of military forces, but about the measures to fortify the borders of the Russian Federation, the measures ordered directly by President Putin,” Peskov said.

Peskov said that the order was issued a few weeks ago and “received approval from European leaders.”
 
Peskov declared that the measures at the border were taken due to the fact that “the cases of its breach, including the violations using military equipment, have become more frequent.”
 
“Concerning the quantity of the military forces, it’s determined by the requirements to ensure a sufficient level of security at the border,” he added. 
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On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that there was a military build-up of Russian troops on Ukraine’s eastern border.
Rasmussen called the build-up “a regrettable step backward” and claimed that the troops “don't appear to be engaged in ‘border patrol' duties.”
"We now see a new Russian military build-up around the Ukrainian border. At least a few thousand more Russian troops are now deployed," Rasmussen said in London.
"It seems Russia keeps the option open to intervene further in Ukraine," he said. "The international community would have to respond in a firm manner if Russia were to intervene further in Ukraine."
http://rt.com/news/167280-russia-kremlin-troops-ukraine/
20/6/14
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  • Le Kremlin est étonné par une déclaration au sujet de la concentration des troupes russes à la frontière avec l'Ukraine, car le président russe Vladimir Poutine a ordonné de renforcer la sécurité à la frontière il y a plusieurs semaines. 

  
  La déclaration correspondante a été faite par le porte-parole du président russe Dmitri Peskov vendredi.
  
  Peskov a également rappelé que l’ordre sur la protection renforcée de la frontière avec l'Ukraine a été donné en raison de fréquentes violations et a été adopté par les dirigeants européens.
  
  A la veille, le secrétaire général de l'OTAN Anders Fogh Rasmussen a fait état de présence de milliers de troupes russes à la frontière ukrainienne et accusé Moscou de porter atteinte à l'ordre international.
  Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_06_20/Moscou-etonnee-par-une-declaration-sur-la-concentration-des-troupes-russes-a-la-frontiere-avec-lUkraine-1018/