With the sudden turn of events Wednesday night, the outlines of any diplomatic solution to the crisis once again looked very hard to discern
Ukrainian soldiers at a front line position near Katerynivka, in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Military analysts caution that it is too early to make firm conclusions about a possible drawdown of Russian forces without more information about which units are being sent back to their bases. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
KYIV, Ukraine — Tensions over Ukraine abruptly ratcheted up Wednesday as Western officials accused Russia of lying about whether it had really begun pulling back troops from the Ukrainian border.©2019 New York Times News Service