German Foreign Minister Annalena BerbockBRUSSELS, Jan 24 to confuse the territories of NATO allies and Ukraine.» In such a critical situation, it is extremely important to separate the various measures, and we must clearly separate the territory of the NATO alliance and Ukraine. We, as an alliance, stand in solidarity on the side of Ukraine, while at the same time keeping an eye on our own allied territory, of course, we are in solidarity with each other. But you can’t confuse the territory of the alliance and Ukraine,» Burbock told reporters when asked if Germany, like the United States, could increase its military presence in Eastern Europe. Earlier, the New York Times reported that the president United States Joe Biden is considering deploying thousands of US troops, ships and aircraft in the Baltics and Eastern Europe amid the situation around Ukraine. According to the publication, on Saturday, high-ranking representatives of the Ministry of Defense presented the president with several options for action. Among them is the dispatch of 1,000 to 5,000 military personnel to Eastern European countries with the possibility of a «ten-fold increase» in their number if the situation worsens. Germany ruled out the imminent expansion of NATO
