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Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border

By Laura Mills
Published October 12, 2014 10:51am ET
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Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border
Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic', centre, surrounded by pro-Russian rebels, walks in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. A pro-Russian rebel leader says they have signed a demarcation deal with the Ukrainian government which sees the Ukrainians give up several villages including the one next to a strategic airport. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) | Dmitry Lovetsky

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border to return to their usual bases, according to his spokesman.

Dmitry Peskov told Russian news outlets late Saturday in Sochi that Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from Rostov, a southern region that borders east Ukraine, where pro-Russian insurgents have been battling government troops since April.

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