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US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert
Updated On: 26 January, 2022 09:14 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
President Joe Biden consulted with key European leaders, underscoring U.S. solidarity with allies there
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The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO “response force” amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military move on Ukraine. President Joe Biden consulted with key European leaders, underscoring U.S. solidarity with allies there.
Putting the U.S.-based troops on heightened alert for Europe on Monday suggested diminishing hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will back away from what Biden himself has said looks like a threat to invade neighboring Ukraine.
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