Russia could send troops back to its bases from the Ukrainian border, as reported by Interfax.

Interfax reported Tuesday, that the Russian Defense Ministry had stated large-scale military drills would go on. However, units from its western and southern military districts have completed their drills. They will be returning to base.

Reports say that Igor Konashenkov from Russia’s Defense Ministry told journalists, “The units in the Southern military districts and Western military areas, having completed them, have already begun loading onto railway and road transport and they will now begin moving to military garrisons.”

Russian troops started engaging in fighting with the United States. military drills last weekThis was seen by many as Moscow’s display of strength. More than 100,000 troops, tanks, missiles, and blood supplies were moved from Russia to Ukraine’s borders during the drills.

On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke out to President Vladimir Putin about the possible avenues that Moscow could take in order to obtain the election. security guarantees it has demanded — including diplomacy — “are far from exhausted.”

Lavrov was open to continuing on the diplomatic path, adding: “We’ve already been warning more times than one that we won’t allow endless negotiation on issues that need a solution right now.”

Russia has demanded that Ukraine be prevented from becoming a NATO member. It also wants to see the organisation withdraw its involvement in Eastern Europe.

On Monday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Ukrainian people. He stated that Ukraine wants peace and that negotiations are the only way to solve all problems. However, he said Ukraine can respond to aggression with its army of “great soldiers” and “unique combat skills.”

U.S. President Joe Biden, and U.K. Prime Minster Boris Johnson spoke by phone Monday to agree that the “crucial window for diplomacy” still existed.

Biden and Johnson agreed that “any further incursion into Ukraine would result in a protracted crisis for Russia, with far reaching damage for both Russia and the world,” and that a significant package of sanctions — including reducing European countries’ reliance on Russian gas — would be imposed if Russian aggression escalated.

On Tuesday, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau — the current chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe — is due to convene talks in Moscow between Lavrov and the OSCE’s chairperson-in-office in Ukraine, Mikko Kinnunen.

Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor of Germany, will be flying to Moscow Tuesday for a meeting with Putin. Scholz met Zelenskyy at Kyiv Monday.

Berlin doesn’t expect any “concrete result” in the Russian talks on Tuesday. according to ReutersScholz will likely emphasize the fact that Russia “shouldn’t underestimate the unity of the European Union and the United States.”

Antony Blinken is Secretary of State ordered the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to close on MondayStaff were relocated to Lviv in the western Ukraine.

Sky News reported Tuesday night that Liz Truss (British Foreign Minister) said that “an invasion is possible and highly probable”.

Jake Sullivan is the U.S. National Security Advisor told CNN on Sunday that a Russian attack on Ukraine could happen “any day now.” He said, “That also includes the coming week.”

Washington, London, Ukraine: Security officers told Politico on Friday that U.S. intelligence officers had briefed allies last week that the invasion may begin on Wednesday Feb. 16. Sullivan stated on Sunday, however that it was impossible to predict exactly when the invasion would occur.

Chatham House thinktank has discovered that one fourth of Ukrainians would defend their country physically if Russia invaded.