In this file photo released on Thursday, April 22, 2021, by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian military vehicles prepare to be loaded into a plane for airborne drills during maneuvers in Crimea. Russia, which claims its soldiers are not on the ground in eastern Ukraine, caused fears to soar this year by conducting massive military exercises of more than 300,000 soldiers near the border with Ukraine. Russia said late last month that it has pulled the forces back to their bases, but Ukraine saw the exercises as ominous. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
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