
A man walks at a crossing point on the border with Russia, after Ukraine's government tightened up measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hoptivka near Kharkiv, Ukraine March 18, 2020.
The Washington Post said at the weekend a renewed buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border had raised concern among some officials in the United States and Europe who are tracking what they consider irregular movements of equipment and personnel on Russia's western flank.
"As of November 1, 2021, an additional transfer of Russian units, weapons and military equipment to the state border of Ukraine was not recorded," the Ukrainian defence ministry said in a statement.
In Washington, the Pentagon said it was aware of public reports about "unusual activity."
"We're certainly monitoring the region closely as we always do so and as we've said before, any escalatory or aggressive actions will be of great concern to the United States," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
This spring, Moscow alarmed Kyiv and Western capitals by building up tens of thousands of troops along the border with Ukraine, though it later ordered them back to base.
Comment: This, as usual, was in response to Western instigated belligerence: Russian troops on Ukraine border 'ready to defend country' in event of war says Defense Minister Shoigu, warns of NATO buildup at Russia's borders
Relations between Kyiv and Moscow have plummeted since 2014, when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and a war broke out between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, which Kyiv says has killed 14,000 people.
Comment: It's a bit strange that Ukraine wouldn't seize the opportunity to accuse Russia for something untrue, particularly because the propaganda media would use it to distract from actual news that Ukraine recently broke the Minsk agreements with a drone strike on Donbass. The National Interest reports: See also: