Biden Approves Deployment of 3,000 Troops to Poland, Germany and Romania

The Pentagon announced yesterday that President Biden formally approved the deployment of 3,000 U.S. Troops to Poland, Germany and Romania. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the deployments are a move to bolster NATO countries in Eastern Europe and includes roughly 2,000 troops that would deploy from the United States to Poland and Germany. In addition, approximately 1,000 troops currently based in Germany would go to Romania. Kirby added that the moves that will happen in the upcoming days are not permanent and emphasized that the forces are not going to fight in Ukraine.