US sending 3,000 more troops to Poland, as Ukraine tension rises

The United States said it is sending 3,000 more troops to Poland to reassure NATO allies amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

These 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, the US military’s main rapid reaction force, were already placed on alert in late January at the request of President Joe Biden.

Biden wanted to show support for US allies in Eastern Europe in the face of any possible aggression by Russia.

They will now leave the base in coming days and are expected to arrive in Poland early next week, a senior defense official said.

These troops will join some 2,000 airborne soldiers whose deployment was announced February 2. A total of 1,700 are in Poland and the rest in Germany, where US forces in Europe have their headquarters.