Russia is continuing its military buildup around Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s secretary-general said Wednesday, even as Moscow announced that it began drawing down some of its troops and released footage of tanks and armored personnel carriers being removed from the Crimean Peninsula.
On Wednesday, the day on which some U.S. intelligence officials had said a Russian invasion was likely to occur, Ukrainians rallied across the country in a display of solidarity and defiance, raising the national flag and singing the anthem in morning ceremonies. The country was the previous night that targeted two of its biggest banks, temporarily disrupting payments and showing zero balances on accounts.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: