US weighs sending additional troops to NATO's eastern border
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US is in talks with its Eastern European allies on deploying extra military on the NATO's eastern flank.
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US military put approximately 8,500 troops on notice last week to be ready to deploy to Europe.
The Pentagon said on Monday that it is holding active talks with Eastern European partners regarding possible US force deployments to NATO's eastern border.
“Any decisions on new troop movements would be separate from some 8,500 forces in the United States who were put on alert last week to potentially bolster a NATO rapid response force”, it added.
US President Joe Biden announced on Friday his plans to move US troops to Eastern European and NATO countries “in the near term.”
Although “not too many” US troops, Biden emphasized in remarks to reporters at Joint Base Andrew after returning from his trip to Pennsylvania.
On that note, spokesperson John Kirby said that the troops mentioned by Biden might be redeployed from within Europe.
"We're going through the rigorous work of providing options for the commander in chief should he decide to do that ... in close consultation with the actual allies themselves," Kirby added.
Meanwhile, the US military put approximately 8,500 troops on notice last week to be ready to deploy to Europe, mostly to fill the ranks of a NATO quick response force if the alliance called them up for duty.
It is worth mentioning that Washington continues to supply Kiev with arms and "lethal aids," a word adopted by the western media to whitewash the lethal weapons the United States and its western allies are delivering to Ukraine.
"Lethal aid" includes fighter jets, frigates, anti-tank missiles, munitions, anti-armor missiles, and various other weapons to be used against Russia.
Following the Russian letter and the Security Council session, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, are scheduled to meet on Tuesday.
Russia has repeatedly denied the Western allegations of intending to invade Ukraine, and Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service accused the US State Department of spreading false information about the alleged troop buildup.
