Russia has strongly condemned the deployment of US troops in Eastern Europe
Russia has strongly condemned the deployment of US troops in Eastern Europe
The Kremlin has accused the America of "provoking tensions", even as Moscow continues to mobilize forces around Ukraine. Ahead of his visit to Beijing, President Vladimir V. Putin vowed to deepen Russia's ties with China.
Russia and Belarus are currently preparing for military exercises, while Ukraine denies spying allegations.
The Kremlin on Thursday slammed the United States for deploying additional troops to Eastern Europe, saying the move was aimed at "increasing tensions", with even US officials and satellite images showing that Russia The scale has not slowed down the formation of troops. Threat of attack on Ukraine.
Pentagon officials said Wednesday that Russia had accumulated more military and military equipment in the past 24 hours near the Ukrainian border and in neighboring Belarus, and that an additional 3,000 US troops would be sent to NATO to reduce the risk of Russian aggression. Allies can be defended.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry S. Peskov accused the United States of "stirring up tensions on the European continent" and called the US deployment in Poland and Romania a "threatening act" around our borders.
"Clearly, Russian concerns are legitimate and understandable," Mr Peskov told reporters on Thursday. "All steps taken to ensure Russia's security and interests are understandable."
The Biden administration said the troops would ensure "strong defense of the NATO territory" in light of Russia's refusal to reduce tensions around Ukraine, which Moscow has begun to deploy troops from three sides of its small neighbor. After which the fever has intensified. Year
State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "These are not permanent actions - they are in line with the current security environment in light of the increasingly threatening behavior of the Russian Federation." Mr Price emphasized that the US was not sending troops to Ukraine.
