US orders 8,500 troops to prepare for Russia-Ukraine crisis
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US orders 8,500 troops to prepare for Russia-Ukraine crisis
US Department ofSLOT XODefense Alerted more than 8,500 soldiers to prepare for the crisis in Eastern Europe. The case of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
January 25, 2022, US Department of Defense announced on Monday local time that More than 8,500 US soldiers have been alerted of the possibility of deploying forces to Eastern Europe. amid rising tensions Between the US and Russia on the Ukrainian issue
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said there was no final decision on whether to send troops to Eastern Europe to join NATO countermeasures after Russia invaded its western neighbor. NATO
"We will inform the decision in the coming days," Kirby said, adding that The US military is likely the ground force of the NATO countermeasures. It also stated that The deployment of troops to join the force will be under NATO command. Not an order of President Joe Biden.
The impact after Monday's announcement was a reduction in military readiness times, for example, with some units requiring 10 days of preparation, this was reduced to just five.
The move came on the same day NATO announced it would increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. because of concerns that Russia will invade Ukraine more
NATO also revealed that Denmark will send warships to the Baltic Sea and ready to send F-16 fighter jets to Lithuania Spain will send ships to join NATO's navy. and is considering sending fighter jets to Bulgaria while France said it was willing to send troops to Romania. |
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