No Russian troops were withdrawn from the border with Ukraine, a senior Biden administration official told reporters Wednesday night, disputing Moscow’s claim that it was pulling back some forces. “We now know it was false,” the official said, adding that as many as 7,000 troops have joined the 150,000 already near the border in recent days. The official called the Russian claims that it was pulling back more forces from around Ukraine “false” and gave one of the grimmest assessments yet for the possibility of reaching a diplomatic solution to avoid war. “Russia keeps saying it wants to pursue a diplomatic solution, ... (full story)