Biden says US to send troops to Eastern Europe in ‘near term’ - media
The US will move a small contingent of troops to the region near Russia with tensions running high over Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced that Washington would boost its military presence at Russia’s doorstep with more troops that would be moved to the countries in Eastern Europe in the near future. The US leader made the remark while speaking to the media on Friday evening.
"I will be moving US troops to Eastern Europe in NATO countries in the near term," President Biden says this evening, when asked about a timeline for moving troops. There are 8,500 US troops on alert to possibly be sent to Europe.
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Biden gave updates on the situation in Ukraine after he emerged from Air Force One.
Asked about if he had already decided “how soon” he “would be moving US troops to Eastern Europe”, Biden reportedly said that he would sent a small number of troops to the region “in the near term.”
“I'll be moving US troops to Eastern Europe in (or he possibly says and) the NATO countries in the near term. Not a lot,” CBSNews’ Senior White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang reported, citing a White House press pool report.
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