PentagonWASHINGTON Feb 1 Europe in connection with the ongoing crisis over Ukraine, US defense spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden announced on January 28 that he would send additional US troops to Eastern Europe in the near future due to growing tensions between Russia and NATO because of Ukraine. Kirby said Jan. 31 that the Pentagon has not yet received an order to begin moving US troops to Europe. «We are not ready to make an announcement at this time regarding any orders to move or deploy troops due to the situation in Ukraine,» Kirby said. during a briefing, answering a relevant question. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern over the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.
