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President Putin ordered the withdrawal of thousands of Russian troops were deployed in military exercises near the border with Ukraine . According to the office of the President of Russia , all the troops in the border drawn back to the barracks for military training has been completed .
But a senior U.S. official to suspect that the deployment of the Russian military in the Ukraine border is actually not for military training . " They are on the border with threatening posture , " said the official who declined to be named , as reported by AFP on Tuesday ( 05/20/2014 ) .
" We have not seen any evidence of that withdrawal . We want to see clearly , strong evidence of this step , before we give any judgment , " the official added .
Separately , the White House spokesman , Jay Carney also expressed a similar revelation . " There is no evidence about the movement ( withdrawal - red ) , which also has been the case before , " said Carney .
" We will know and we will be able to confirm to you if the Russian military has moved backwards , " he told reporters .
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen also said there is no evidence that Russian troops have withdrawn from the border .
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