USA strengthens its military presence in many European countries against Russia
At the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, the United States announced an increased military presence in Europe in addition to the “Baltic” region, particularly in six countries — Poland, Romania, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden made a statement when he was received by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as soon as he arrived in Ifema, the fairground where the summit will be held in the Spanish capital.
Without specifying the number of additional troops that will be deployed, Biden recalled that earlier this year, the United States sent 20,000 troops to Europe, bringing the number of US troops in the region to 100,000.
The President announced that the United States would establish a permanent Fifth Corps headquarters in Poland and maintain an additional returning brigade with 5,000 US troops in Romania.
Source: Informacion
