KIEV, Nov. 13 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his promise to withdraw troops from the border with Ukraine, where there are currently 39,000 soldiers with weapons and military equipment, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Yuriy Serheyev said.

"Many times we have heard here (at the UN Security Council) from Moscow about its readiness to pull its troops away from the border with Ukraine. Today, we have evidence that Ukraine is surrounded by a considerable number of troops," Serheyev said at a special meeting of the UN Security Council.