The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would keep military forces near its border with Ukraine for as long as it saw fit and a high-ranking Moscow security official added it could take “measures” if necessary. Western nations have called for restraint after Ukraine raised the alarm over a buildup of Russian forces near its border and violence rose along the line between Kyiv’s troops and separatists in Ukraine’s east. Russia’s Security Council secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, said Russia had no plans to intervene in the conflict. “We don’t have such plans, no. However, we are closely watching the situation. Concrete ... (full story)