Biden has ordered nearly 3,000 troops to move to eastern Europe
to protect the eastern flank of NATO from the possibility of a
Russian attack on Ukraine. Russia, which has deployed more than
100,000 troops near the Ukrainian frontier, denies Western
accusations that it is planning an invasion.
Around 1,700 service members, mainly from the 82nd Airborne
Division based in Fort Bragg, are due to deploy to Poland, while
1,000 troops based in Germany will head east to Romania.
The commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army
Major-General Christopher Donahue, arrived on Saturday, and a
military source said most of the troops would arrive on Monday.
After two military transport planes could be seen landing at
Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland on Monday
morning, an airport employee told Reuters three more were
expected. A Polish military spokesperson said more planes were
expected on Monday, but did not say how many.
(Reporting by Kuba Stezycki and Joanna Plucinska; Editing by
Peter Graff)
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