The United States is seeing Russia beginning to withdraw some of its forces from the Ukrainian

[yaesu]

capital, Kyiv, in a sign of a change in Russian strategy in Ukraine, senior US military officials said.

From CNN’s Jim Sciutto:

[mysteryowl]

1. That is a start

Never trust Putin though!

[underpants]

2. Yes. This could get nasty though. Link to LBN.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142895662

[Omnipresent]

3. The most sensible thing they've done so far.

Unless they are moving their troops, as they might try to deploy mustard gas.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Headfake?

I'd wait until they're well back in Moscow and the weekly restitution payments are clearing the bank.

[uponit7771]

5. +1,

[yaesu]

6. Well, russia just responded with this

In an interview with the Russian state-owned Tass news agency, Medinsky said:

This is not a ceasefire but this is our aspiration, gradually to reach a de-escalation of the conflict at least on these fronts.

Russian negotiator says
Russia’s promise to “drastically reduce” military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine does not represent a ceasefire, Moscow’s lead negotiator in talks with Ukraine, Vladimir Medinsky, said.

[yaesu]

7. "well back in Moscow and the weekly restitution payments are clearing the bank."

yes, this is a must.