Biden says he'll send troops to Eastern Europe in 'near term'
The US authorities are going to send some extra troops to Eastern Europe in the near future, US President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday, according to TASS.
"I’ll be moving US troops to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries in the near term — not a lot," Biden said as quoted by the White House press corps.
When asked if there is new information on the situation in Ukraine, Biden replied: "No, not in the last couple hours."
On Monday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the US is ready to send 8,500 troops to Europe, but a final decision hasn’t been made yet. According to him, these would be combat, reconnaissance, aviation, medical and transport units. On Tuesday, Kirby clarified on CNN that the United States has no plans to deploy troops in Europe outside of NATO allies.