While the equipment is still in transit, officials and analysts are debating whether it represents the next phase in the Kremlin’s buildup that has already placed more than 100,000 troops near its country’s border with Ukraine.

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Russia Moves More Weaponry Toward Ukraine, Keeps the West Guessing

Tanks, missile launchers and other materiel are seen being shifted westward from bases in the Russian Far East

What's Next for U.S. and Russia as Tensions Grow Over Ukraine

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What's Next for U.S. and Russia as Tensions Grow Over Ukraine

Dec. 9, 2021: A military buildup along the Ukrainian border is further straining ties between Russia and the U.S., after clashes over cybercrime, expulsions of diplomats and a migrant crisis in Belarus. WSJ explains what is deepening the rift between Washington and Moscow. Photo Composite/Video: Michelle Inez Simon

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WASHINGTON—As diplomats were holding negotiations over the Ukraine crisis this week, Russia began moving tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, rocket launchers and other military equipment westward from their bases in its Far East, according to U.S. officials and social-media reports.

While the equipment is still in transit, officials and analysts are debating whether it represents the next phase in the Kremlin’s buildup that has already placed more than 100,000 troops near its country’s border with Ukraine.