Attack helicopters, F-35s, hundreds of US troops repositioned in Europe as Russia moves into Ukraine
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Attack helicopters, F-35s, hundreds of US troops repositioned in Europe as Russia moves into Ukraine
Once more unto the breach, dear friends.
The U.S. military is moving reinforcements to the Baltic states and Poland to shore up NATO’s eastern flank as Ukraine girds for a massive Russian attack.
Up to 190,000 Russian troops have surrounded Ukraine, including Russian forces that have deployed to Belarus, nominally for military exercises. A contingent of Russian troops invaded eastern Ukraine overnight after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two breakaway provinces: Donetsk and Luhansk.
“Today, in response to Russia’s admission that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus, I have authorized additional movement of U.S. forces and equipment already stationed in Europe, to strengthen our Baltic allies: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.”
Biden stressed that the deployment of U.S. forces to the Baltic states and Poland is “a defensive move on our part” and the United States has “no intention of fighting Russia.”
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