With an estimated 100,000 Russian troops massing at that country’s western border with Ukraine, all eyes are on Eastern Europe ahead of what is increasingly looking like the precursor to an invasion of the former Soviet Republic into its one-time vassal state.
While it remains to be seen whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will actually push ahead with moving into Ukraine — or, as has been alleged, installing a pro-Kremlin puppet to lead the Ukrainian government — the Biden administration has reportedly begun assessing its options to increase the American military presence in Eastern Europe as a potential bulwark against what feels increasingly like a throwback to Cold War posturing between the two superpowers.
