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US troops head to Eastern Europe: 4 essential reads on the Ukraine crisis

American troops are heading to Eastern Europe in the latest countermove by the U.S. to Russia’s military buildup on the country’s border with Ukraine.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

Biden deploys troops to Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will move 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and reassure allies of the U.S. commitment to the alliance amid a buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border, Defense Department officials said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Ukraine crisis: US to deploy more troops to Eastern Europe

Pentagon stresses US forces are not going to Ukraine, but to bolster security of NATO nations in Eastern Europe.

Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2022

Biden deploys troops to Eastern Europe - Roll Call

President Joe Biden is deploying U.S. troops to Europe to shore up NATO as Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border.

Roll Call · Feb 2, 2022

Promise of US, allied troops bolsters NATO’s eastern flank

Thousands of additional U.S. and allied soldiers on the ground in Eastern Europe may not alter Russia’s military calculus on Ukraine. But the commitment is a boon to NATO member states near Russia’s border.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Putin: US, NATO Have Ignored Russia’s Top Security Demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the US and its allies have ignored Russia’s top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said the Kremlin is still studying the US and NATO's response to the Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

Hypocrisy on Ukraine paralyzes Democrats

As mainstream media refuses to resist the push toward war, even antiwar members of Congress remain largely silent

Salon · Feb 1, 2022

U.S. weighs more troops to eastern Europe beyond 8,500 on alert

The Pentagon said on Monday it is in active discussions with Eastern European allies about possible U.S. troop deployments to NATO's eastern flank, as Washington moves to reassure jittery NATO allies in the face of a Russian military buildup near Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Ukraine crisis updates: What to know amid the fears of war

Talks to stave off the threat of war in Eastern Europe are moving to the United Nations Security Council

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Joe Biden to move US troops in 'near term' to Eastern Europe over Ukraine crisis

The US president said that he will move US troops to Eastern Europe "in the near term" after an announcement was made last Monday that 8,500 US soldiers were to be put on alert for deployment

Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2022