Hundreds of U.S elite troops were expected to arrive in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on President Joe Biden's orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As Russia masses forces around Ukraine and accuses the U.S. of fueling military tension, President Joe Biden has responded with an order to send 3,000 American soldiers to Eastern Europe.RZESZOW-JASIONKA, Poland -- A few dozen elite U.S troops and equipment were seen landing Sunday in southeastern Poland near the border with, following President Joe Biden's orders to deploy 1,700 soldiers there amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Our national contribution here in Poland shows our solidarity with all of our allies here in Europe and, obviously, during this period of uncertainty, we know that we are stronger together,” Donahue said at the airport. A collective response by NATO members is “the best response to a threat, the only method of assuring security to Poland and to other NATO countries on the alliance's eastern flank,” Blaszczak said.
The division can rapidly deploy within 18 hours and conduct parachute assaults to secure key objectives. Based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the division's history goes back to 1917.
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