Biden says he'll send troops to eastern Europe in 'near term'
By Morgan Chalfant - 01/28/22 06:02 PM EST
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 Andrew 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. 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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