Russia’s Defense Ministry says it is withdrawing some of its troops from near Ukraine’s border, in a sign the Kremlin may be deescalating the threat of an invasion. The announcement came as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Moscow for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and as Russia’s top diplomat said the prospect of a diplomatic solution was “far from exhausted.” At the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres said after talks with foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine that diplomacy remains the only option to resolving the crisis.

Secretary-General António Guterres: “The time is now to defuse tensions and deescalate actions on the ground. There is no place for incendiary rhetoric. Public statements should aim to reduce tensions, not inflame them.”

On Monday, the Biden administration ordered the evacuation of all remaining personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and urged all U.S. citizens to leave Belarus and part of Moldova, saying an invasion of Ukraine could still come at any time.