By John Owen Nwachukwu The United States said it did not convey to Russia its plans to bolster its force posture in Europe. “T...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
The United States said it did not convey to Russia its plans
to bolster its force posture in Europe.
“There has been no communication with Moscow about these
changes nor is there a requirement to do that,” said the coordinator for
strategic communications at the National Security Council, John Kirby.
This was after Joe Biden announced a series of measures
meant to strengthen US and NATO forces in the region.
A second official told reporters the announcements did not
violate any agreements between Russia and NATO, which stipulate parameters for
positioning troops in Europe, CNN reported.
“The decision to permanently forward station the Five Corps
headquarters forward command post does not, you know, is consistent with that
commitment and our understanding of the NATO Russia founding act,” said Celeste
Wallander, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Affairs.
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