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White House Finalizing Plans To Deploy Thousands Of U.S. Troops To Eastern Europe As Ukraine Tensions Continue To Escalate (Update)

Daily Mail: Biden IS poised to deploy US forces: President is in 'final stages' of identifying up to 50,000 troops to send to NATO allies in Eastern Europe over fears Russia will invade Ukraine and will talk to European leaders at 3pm about his plan 

* A new report reveals Joe Biden is finalizing his plans to deploy U.S. forces to Eastern Europe 

* Several U.S. officials told CNN the administration is in the final stages of identifying which military units to send to deter Russia and is preparing deployment orders 

* Biden will hold a Situation Room video call with European partners and allies Monday at 3 p.m. 

* The Ukraine Foreign Ministry's spokesperson criticized the U.S. State Department's decision to withdraw some embassy staff and families in a Monday morning Twitter post and called it 'premature' 

* President Biden is considering deploying several thousand American troops together with warships and aircraft, to NATO ally countries located in the Baltics 

* Both the United States and United Kingdom are set to withdraw some diplomats from their embassies in Kyiv 

* The European Union has said it will not yet pull its diplomats from Kyiv and warned against 'dramatizing' the situation as other Western governments begin to cautiously evacuate their citizens 

* During a meeting at Camp David over the weekend, Pentagon officials outlined various options to Biden 

* Options would see American military might move a step closer to Russian border 

* Among strategies being considered, between 1,000 to 5,000 troops could be relocated to countries in Eastern Europe * There would also be a potential to increase to 50,000 should the need arise 

* None of the military options would see the deployment of additional American troops to Ukraine 

* Ukraine's Defense Minister said Sunday night the government had received a second shipment of weapons from the United States 

* Meanwhile Moscow said it will be conducting its own war games off the coast of Ireland in February 

Joe Biden is finalizing his plans to deploy U.S. forces as Russia poises itself to invade Ukraine, a new report revealed as the president faces backlash from Ukraine for pulling embassy personnel and considers deploying up to 50,000 American troops. 

CNN reported Monday that several U.S. officials claim the administration is in the final stages of identifying which military units to send to Eastern Europe to deter Russia and is preparing orders should they decide to deploy troops. 

Biden will speak with Transatlantic Allies and partners on Monday afternoon to discuss his plan regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to the White House's updated version of the president's daily schedule.  

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White House Finalizing Plans To Deploy Thousands Of U.S. Troops To Eastern Europe As Ukraine Tensions Continue To Escalate (Update)

US places up to 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe amid Russia tensions -- CNN  

US weighs more troops for NATO allies as Ukraine tensions mount: media -- AFP  

Russia and Ukraine: Biden and national security team discuss possible US troop deployment to Eastern Europe -- FOX News  

Biden considers sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis -- Insider  

Massive US troop deployment plans revealed – media -- RT  

Biden Writing Up Orders ‘Identifying Specific Military Units’ To Send To Eastern Europe: Report -- Daily Wire



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