Up to 8,500 U.S. troops are now under 'heightened preparedness' for a potential deployment to aid Ukraine under orders from President Joe Biden.
Up to 8,500 U.S. troops are now under “heightened preparedness’ for a potential deployment to aid Ukraine under orders from President Joe Biden, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday, though he emphasized that no decision has been made on whether the troops will actually go.... [+]Kirby said Biden instructed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to issue an order to put the troops on alert.
If deployed, the American troops are expected to aid a NATO response force that’s been ramping up to deter Russian forces that have been gathering along the Ukrainian border, but Kirby also said the troops will be “ready for other contingencies.”more than 125,000 Russian troops have now assembled near the border, and American officials have said Russia is well-positioned to launch an immediate invasion.reported Monday the U.S.
. The memo reportedly warned the Russian response could include “destructive attacks targeting critical infrastructure.” Biden predicted at a news conference Wednesday that Russia will “move in” to Ukraine, but sparked controversy by saying there is disagreement among NATO members about how to respond to a “minor incursion.” He issued a stronger statement in support of Ukraine Thursday, saying: “If any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion.
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