US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to move its troops in Ukraine’s Crimea region back to their bases.
White House officials said Obama offered Russian President Vladimir Putin to set up a monitoring mission there.
The offer to Putin was made as Moscow remained in de facto control of the strategic region, the BBC reports.
Washington has described this as an ‘act of aggression’ by Moscow – a claim denied by Putin.
The plan also calls for sending a group of international monitors to Ukraine to ensure the rights of ethnic Russians are protected, the report added. (ANI)