According to administration officials, President Biden has approved the deployment of around 3,000 additional American troops to Eastern Europe.
According to officials, the troops will be deployed to NATO members on the alliance's eastern flank, with 1,000 already in Europe. Their goal will be to reassure NATO allies that, while the US has no plans to send troops into Ukraine, where Russia has threatened an invasion, Mr. Biden will defend America's NATO friends against Russian aggression.
According to a senior official, the majority of the troops would be transferred to Poland and Romania.
John Kirby, the Pentagon's press secretary, is expected to make the announcement on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern.
The president's decision comes just days after Pentagon officials announced that Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has dispatched the necessary soldiers and military weapons to invade Ukraine. Senior Pentagon sources also stated that the tight stalemate was dragging the US, NATO partners, and Russia into uncharted territory.
The number of Russian troops stationed along Ukraine's borders has surpassed 100,000, according to officials, openly confirming for the first time what intelligence analysts have been predicting for weeks.
4,000 American troops are now stationed in Poland, with another 100 stationed in Lithuania and 60 in Latvia and Estonia on a rotational basis.
"Our rotational forces are deliberate and defensive in character, allowing us to stay adaptable and flexible with our NATO allies in order to meet the complex and dynamic security environment in which we operate," according to Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Tony Semelroth.
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