From the article:<p><pre><code> > In April and October 2021, the Kremlin has moved more than 100,000 soldiers towards Ukraine.
> This week Putin started moving his army west from the eastern military district.
> Defense expert Scollick warns that the massive relocation «[is] understood to be headed west to complement and support operational build-up near Ukraine's eastern border».
> Scollick: «The large-scale logistics movement is indicative of the equipment needed to sustain a combat operation. And it's not just equipment. Most of these trains contain passenger cars for troops and freight cars for their equipment.»
> Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov yesterday declared talks with the United States and NATO over. The West, Ryabkov said, said "no" to Russia's offers.</code></pre>