Putin Tells Troops to Leave Ukraine's Border, But NATO Sees No Pullback

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his country’s troops back from Ukraine’s border, Moscow says.

Mr. Putin reportedly told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to have his troops “return to their usual garrisons and continue their training at neighboring test grounds,” according to a message on the Kremlin’s website, after military training exercises in Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

If it's true, Mashable's Christopher Miller observes, it would signal a huge step away from the brink of war