President Biden said Friday he plans to send a small number of U.S. forces to Eastern Europe in the “near term” amid growing fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe in the NATO countries in the near term,” Biden told reporters at Joint Base Andrews upon returning from a trip to Pittsburgh. “Not too many.”
The Pentagon has put 8,500 troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to NATO countries in Eastern Europe,nand Biden’s comments seemed to signal definitively that at least some of those forces would deploy soon. Most of the troops are expected to join a NATO rapid response force in Eastern Europe.
Biden’s comments are the latest sign that the White House believes a Russian invasion to be a strong possibility in the near future. Administration officials have said for more than a week a Russian invasion could be imminent, though U.S. officials have not judged that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind on invading Ukraine.
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#BREAKING: Biden says he'll send troops to eastern Europe in "near term" https://t.co/piXPsXyD25 pic.twitter.com/GqqTpWQSUp
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It continues. One tank round. “Section” Five (it’s Article V). And the audience applauds the destruction of @NATO headquarters and the unraveling of a critical security alliance DURING a crisis. It’s sick in its depravity. https://t.co/DMV8uQ7phj
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If Donald Trump had won "Russians would already be in Kyiv," John Bolton says https://t.co/PEd5tcsXyt
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