NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses a news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels April 2, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Laurent Dubrule
NATO's Rasmussen Says Russia Must Pull Back Troops If It Wants Dialogue -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia must pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border as a first step to start dialogue over the crisis there, NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.
Rasmussen said some 40,000 Russian troops were massed along Ukraine's borders "not training but ready for combat."
He told a news conference during a visit to the Czech Republic, a NATO member, that any further military action by Russia would lead to grave consequences and severe economic sanctions.
Russia and the West are locked in a Cold War-style stand-off over Ukraine after Russia' annexation of Crimea and a buildup of unrest in mostly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
"From Prague, I have this message to Russia: You have a choice to stop blaming others for your own actions, to stop massing your troops, to stop escalating this crisis and start engaging in a genuine dialogue," Rasmussen said.
"If Russia is serious about a dialogue, the first step should be to pull back its troops."
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