Pentagon chief heads to Eastern Europe amid possible Russian invasion of Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will depart for Eastern Europe on Tuesday to meet with NATO allies in the region as it braces for a possible Russian military incursion against Ukraine that U.S. officials say could happen as soon as this week.
Austin will meet with senior military and government leaders in Belgium, Poland and Lithuania, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
The Pentagon chief will also travel to NATO’s ministerial conference, which is scheduled to take place Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels, where he’ll meet with the defense ministers of countries that are part of the alliance.
Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border, and fears are growing that Moscow could soon launch a military offensive.
The Pentagon on Saturday took 160 members of the Florida National Guard out of Ukraine, and has deployed and repositioned 6,000 troops in Poland, Germany and Romania to reassure U.S. allies.
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