{"id":1408352,"date":"2022-03-29T19:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408352"},"modified":"2022-03-29T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:14:37","slug":"pentagon-skeptical-of-russias-claim-of-radically-reducing-troops-near-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-skeptical-of-russias-claim-of-radically-reducing-troops-near-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Skeptical Of Russia\u2019s Claim Of \u2018Radically\u2019 Reducing Troops Near Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-skeptical-of-russias-claim-of-radically-reducing-troops-near-kyiv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/12\/E08445CF-001A-4EA8-8338-622C15BA7FF4-scaled-e1639856952403.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that it was going to \u201cradically\u201d reduce troop presence near Ukraine\u2019s capital city of Kyiv and its northern city, Chernihiv, as a way to help peace talks move forward. Some members of the media, and even a member of Congress, took the proclamation as a sign that Russia was going to be retreating or withdrawing its troops completely from the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon put the kibosh on that idea later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of reporting today on withdraws and, you know Russian decisions, and I think it\u2019s really important that we put a little bit of into context,\u201d Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/pentagon-doesnt-buy-russias-claim-200249621.html\">told<\/a> reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody should be fooling ourselves, by the Kremlin\u2019s now-recent claim that it will suddenly just reduce military attacks near Kyiv, or any reports that it\u2019s gonna withdraw all its forces,\u201d Kirby added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby also said, \u201cThe rapid advance to Kyiv in the initial days of the war showed very clearly for all of us that Kyiv and the capital city was a key objective for the Russians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia has failed in its objective of capturing Kyiv, it\u2019s failed in its objective of subjugating Ukraine, but they can still inflict massive brutality on the country, including in Kyiv,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russia-to-radically-reduce-troops-in-kyiv-chernihiv-as-ukrainian-peace-talks-progress\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday morning that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/29\/roman-abramovich-returns-for-russia-ukraine-peace-talks\/\">told<\/a> the media that \u201cGiven that the talks on the preparation of an agreement on the neutrality and non-nuclear status of Ukraine have moved into a practical field \u2026 a decision has been made to radically, by several times, reduce the military activity in the areas of Kyiv and Chernihiv.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-ukraine-negotiators-in-person-talks-turkey-withdrawal-kyiv-chernihiv\">added<\/a>\u00a0that Russia\u2019s government claimed the move was made specifically to \u201cincrease\u201d trust between the two nations:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Russia\u2019s deputy defense minister told reporters on Tuesday that Moscow has decided to \u201cfundamentally cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv\u201d in order to \u201cincrease mutual trust for future negotiations to agree and sign a peace deal with Ukraine.\u201d The Ukrainian government also recognized the withdrawal of certain units of armed forces of the Russian Federation from the territories of Kyiv and Chernihiv blasts, warning that \u201cAt the same time, there is a high risk of the Russian occupiers attacking military and civilian infrastructure.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In reaction to the news, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) tweeted, \u201cSynonym for \u2018retreat.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Synonym for \u201cretreat.\u201d  \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYrtnGgwCM\">https:\/\/t.co\/yYrtnGgwCM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/1508811564681510923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kirby\u2019s remarks can be seen here:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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