The Pentagon announced Monday that at the direction of President Joe Biden it’s placing 8,500 American troops at a “heightened readiness to deploy” in support of Eastern NATO allies should the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine warrant. Department of Defense (DOD) press secretary John Kirby stressed to reporters at a Jan. 24 briefing that […]
Source: Pentagon Orders 8500 Troops on Heightened Alert Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions