![]() Moscow also wants security guarantees that the US-led alliance will stop its expansion into former Soviet republics, but Washington and NATO have rejected the demand as a “non-starter”. Russia has denied it is planning to invade, but has vehemently opposed Ukraine’s efforts to join NATO. The Russian military has been amassing troops near the country’s border with Ukraine, sparking a diplomatic crisis and heightening US and European fears that Moscow may be preparing for an imminent invasion of its neighbour. The White House announced Wednesday that 1,700 soldiers would deploy from Fort Bragg in the US state of North Carolina to Poland and another 300 would be sent from the base to Germany. “These movements are unmistakable signals to the world that we stand ready to reassure our NATO allies and deter and defend against any aggression,” he said. ![]() Kirby stressed, however, that the US forces are not going to be deployed to Ukraine, which is not a NATO member. He said it is separate from, and in addition to, the 8,500 soldiers that the Pentagon put on heightened alert last week. ![]() US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday that the troop deployment would take place in the coming days. ![]() The United States is sending 2,000 additional soldiers to Europe and repositioning another 1,000 from Germany to Romania to ensure the “robust defence” of European NATO members, the Pentagon has said, amid the ongoing impasse between Russia and Ukraine. ![]()
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