NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the presence of Russian troops on the Eastern Ukraine and the increase in the number of heavy weapons and calls on Russia to withdraw troops and stop supporting militants.

He said this in Brussels on the joint with the Prime Minister of Norway by the Erna Solberg press conference, according to the Censor.NET with reference to UNIAN. Stoltenberg did not comment of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko that in the East of Ukraine are 9 thousand Russian soldiers, arguing that NATO is not talking about specific numbers.

"We see that the Russians move forces in Ukraine that they have a large number of troops on the border. I will not comment on specific figures. But I can say that Eastern Ukraine is the Russian military, we also see heavy weapons and the increase in the East of Ukraine the number of Russian equipment. We are talking about tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, air defense," he said.
The NATO Secretary General stated that "it is the Russian military presence in the East of Ukraine is not conducive to a peaceful solution." "That's why we urge Russia to stop supporting the separatists, to withdraw its forces from Ukraine and to respect the Minsk agreement," said Mr Stoltenberg.
Source: http://censor.net.ua/