Diplomats from the US and Russia have shuttled across Europe for security talks over Ukraine but military analysts have had their eye on more ominous movements: the further deployment by Moscow of arms and personnel around its border with its southern neighbour.
Russia has bolstered its military presence on the border with Ukraine while engaging in weeks of diplomatic talks, with a series of deployments that western officials and analysts say could indicate preparations for a renewed invasion.
After Moscow’s lead negotiator said discussions last week with the US and Nato had hit a “dead end,” Russia moved additional units to the Ukraine border from the country’s far east and reinforced existing deployments within striking distance of Kyiv.
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