US puts 8500 troops on alert over Ukraine

By Robert Burns and Lorne Cook
Updated January 25 2022 - 7:46am, first published 7:41am
The US will always reinforce allies on the eastern flank, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says
The US will always reinforce allies on the eastern flank, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says

At President Biden's direction, the Pentagon is putting about 8500 US-based troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to Europe amid rising fears of a possible Russian military move on Ukraine.

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