Russia orders troop pullback, but keeps weapons near Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has ordered troops back to their permanent bases after a massive exercise in Crimea but said that they should leave their heavy weapons behind for another exercise in western Russia. Sergei Shoigu’s order followed massive drills in Crimea that involved dozens of navy ships, hundreds of warplanes and thousands of troops in a show of force amid tensions with Ukraine. The maneuvers in Crimea were described as the largest since Russia annexed