US sends 3,000 more troops to Poland due to situation around Ukraine

The United States will move 3,000 more of its military to Poland in the coming days, in addition to the 1,700 already sent. According to Reuters, this decision is related to the situation around Ukraine.

According to the agency, soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg will arrive in Poland. Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak specified that they would be deployed near the border with Ukraine.

Also, Ruters, citing officials in the US administration, reports that the Pentagon has put 8,500 military personnel in the country and abroad on high alert. If NATO demands or “other need” arises, they will be transferred to the right place within five to ten days.

A spokesman for the US Department of Defense noted in a commentary to RIA Novosti that additional forces were sent to Poland temporarily. The US authorities have repeatedly stressed that they are not going to move troops to Ukraine and that the military was sent to Eastern Europe not to participate in a possible conflict, but to protect the interests of the country’s NATO allies.

Earlier it was reported that, according to US presidential aide Jake Sullivan, Russia could take aggressive steps against Ukraine any day. Most likely, the invasion will begin with an air attack, Sullivan said. CNN, citing its sources, reported that the United States and its allies have received new intelligence, according to which Russia may launch an attack on Ukraine before the end of the Beijing Olympics. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there was a risk of overthrowing the government in Kiev.

Russia still claims that it is not preparing for hostilities against Ukraine. Moscow says such accusations are being used to justify Ukraine’s military buildup, as well as the concentration of NATO forces in Eastern Europe.