President Biden said Friday evening that he will move US troops to Eastern Europe sometime 'in the near term'. 'I'll be moving troops to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries in the near term. Austin said the 100,000-plus Troops Russia has positioned 'far and away exceeds what we typically see them do for exercises. She also tweeted out a statement by Ukraine's U.S. embassy stating 'that some reports regarding today’s conversation of President Zelenskyy and President Biden are completely false. Tensions have soared in recent weeks, as the United States and its NATO allies expressed concern that a buildup of about 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine signaled that Moscow planned to invade its ex-Soviet neighbor.

Source: The Times January 29, 2022 07:34 UTC