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Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk (2nd R) talks with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) during their meeting in Kiev
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday called on Russia to pull its troops back from the border with Ukraine and "step back from the brink".
"NATO... stands ready to support Ukraine" with advisors and other assistance, Rasmussen told journalists during a visit to Kiev.
Rasmussen, speaking in Kiev after NATO said that Russia had amassed 20,000 troops near the border and could be planning a ground invasion of its neighbour, said Russia "should not use peace-keeping as an excuse for war-making".
The downing of a Malaysian airliner on July 17 was a tragic consequence of Russia's "reckless" policy of supporting the separatists and seeking to de-stabilise Ukraine, he said.
Rasmussen vowed support for Ukraine in the face of Russian "aggression" and called on Moscow to withdraw its troops from the border.
"I urge Russia to follow the general path to peace, to pull back troops from the border."
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