Ukraine-Russia crisis: Here's what you need to know
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Fresh spike in tensions
Tensions have spiked anew over Ukraine with conflicting claims over whether Russia had drawn down troops it has been massing for weeks.
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Russia misleading world: NATO
First, Moscow said it was returning troops to bases. The very next day, NATO allies said Russia is actually building up forces near Ukraine. NATO allies accuse Russia of misleading the world by saying some 7,000 troops were being returned to bases, but instead moving in thousands of new ones.
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Shelling along line of contact
At the same time, Ukraine and the Russia-backed rebels in its east accused each other of intensive shelling along the line of contact in Donetsk and Luhansk. NATO allies suspect Russia might be creating a pretext to invade Ukraine.
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What satellite pics show
High-resolution photos from commercial satellite companies in recent days confirmed that Russian forces are arrayed within striking distances of Ukraine. But they could not provide conclusive information about net additions or subtractions of Russian forces
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Room for diplomacy?
EU and NATO officials sent out assurances that there's still room for diplomacy. Russia expelled the second-highest US diplomat in Moscow. Washington called it an unprovoked escalation in tensions
