Belarus says Ukraine army groups massed at border, risking its security

MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Belarus said on Tuesday that there was a significant grouping of Ukrainian troops massed near its border and warned that this posed a threat to its security.

"At present, a significant grouping of the Ukrainian army is concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the Belarusian-Ukrainian section of the state border," the defence ministry said in a post on Telegram.

"The probability of armed provocations, which can escalate into border incidents, has been high for a long time," it said.

Reuters was unable to immediately verify the situation at the border. (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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