Is Danger of War Receding as Putin Orders Partial Withdrawal

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There is a lot of tension in Europe especially with the Russian army having amassed against Ukraine and taken positions, in Russia as well as Belarus. As per reports more than 120000 soldiers are part of this drill. The Baltic coast is also blockaded by Russian navy with advanced destroyers. The United States has been predicting an invasion and had even said that Ukraine will be invaded on 16th February. Nothing of the sort happened and the reverse has taken place as some units from Belarus have been removed and sent back to their peace time location. They are not large in number but it is a significant pointer as to how Putin is planning to go about this entire problem. The Russian have always been claiming that they have no plan to to invade Ukraine but if this is the case why did the Russians position such a large body of troops on the border with s 400 missile systems and now I understand that the super strategic bomber the Swan is also part of this force. Most political observers are slightly foxed because why would Putin withdraw a portion of his soldiers back to peace station, in case he was planning a large scale in attack. Nobody can decipher the mind of Vladimir Putin and least of all America's warnings of a imminent invasion. Everything will clear off in a few more days but Putin is wasting valuable time by delaying the invasion if he had planned one. One sincerely hopes that war can be avoided but a lot will depend on the United States which has to given assurance to Russia that their security will not be at stake.