First US reinforcement troops arrive in Poland as Russia-Ukraine disaster continues

THE first US troops reinforcing NATO allies in Japanese Europe arrived in Poland immediately.

The troopers are at Rzeszow navy base amid a Russian navy build-up on Ukraine’s border.

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A small aircraft carrying what a Polish navy supply mentioned had been US chain of command personnel landed this morning as preparations continued on the base positioned close to Poland’s border with Ukraine.

A Polish navy spokesman mentioned: “”As introduced, the primary parts of the brigade battle group from the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Military have arrived in Poland.”

On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden ordered practically 3,000 additional troops to Poland and Romania in an effort to protect japanese Europe from a possible spillover from the Ukraine disaster.

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Some 1,700 service members from the 82nd Airborne Division are anticipated to deploy from North Carolina to Poland “over the following few days”.

And in keeping with the Pentagon, a Stryker squadron of round 1,000 US service members primarily based within the German city of Vilseck will probably be despatched to Romania.

It comes as the primary extra US troops arrived in Germany yesterday.

Russia has denied plans to invade Ukraine however has deployed greater than 100,000 troops close to Ukraine’s borders and says it may take unspecified navy measures if its calls for should not met, together with a promise by NATO by no means to confess Kyiv.

The brand new plan goes above and past the 8,500 troops the Pentagon placed on alert final month to deploy to Europe if wanted.

NATO defence ministers are anticipated to debate additional reinforcements at their subsequent assembly on February 16 and 17.

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