US troops arriving in Poland draw Russian ire
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By AFP 1 min ago in World
US troops and tanks began arriving in Poland Thursday, part of one of the largest deployments of US forces in Europe since the Cold War that will eventually involve more than 3,000 soldiers.
The Pentagon operation sparked immediate anger from Russia, with the Kremlin describing it as a "threat" on its "doorstep."
The Atlantic Resolve mission will see an armoured brigade with more than 3,000 Amercian soldiers and heavy equipment deployed in Poland and nearby NATO partners Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary on a rotational basis.
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