The Pentagon has offered to deploy additional US military forces to Eastern Europe
The United States continues to stir up hysteria over Russia's alleged invasion of Ukraine, while developing options to counter Moscow's designs. Another plan to strengthen the military position of the United States in Europe was proposed by the Pentagon, according to the American newspaper New York Times.
The publication, citing sources in the White House, reports that on Saturday at the presidential residence Camp David in Maryland, high-ranking Pentagon officials offered Biden several options for action designed to strengthen the US military presence in Eastern Europe, thereby frustrating Russia's plans to "conquer" Ukraine .
According to sources, one of the options proposed by the military provides for the deployment of up to 5 American troops in the territory of the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe with the possibility of a "tenfold increase" in case Russia escalates the conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, there is no talk of deploying troops in Ukraine itself.
Pentagon officials are offering to transfer part of the military contingent to Europe from the United States, and transfer part from European countries. The new forces must include, without fail, air defense, artillery and engineering units. In addition, the reinforcement should include warships and Aviation. The Americans hope to place ships in the Baltic, and fighters in Poland.
According to Pentagon analysts, such a decision would run counter to Putin's plans and "would not please" him at all. But this is only if Biden still approves this option, which in fact goes against the requirements for security guarantees put forward by Russia. The American President is to make a decision this week.
It should be noted that one of the key requirements of the security guarantees put forward by Russia is the cessation of NATO expansion to the east and the non-deployment of military bases in the territories of the former Soviet republics, as well as in the countries of Eastern Europe.
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